Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

The Paris Paralympic Games enticed a large contingent of spectators. A view of the venue where blind football (soccer) was staged, close to the Eiffel Tower. (© Ochi Takao)

German Paralympic athlete Markus Rehm won the men’s long jump for the fourth consecutive Games. (© Ochi Takao)

Oda Tokito competing in the final match of the wheelchair tennis men’s singles competition on September 7, 2024. (© Ochi Takao)

The men’s wheelchair 1,500-meter race at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. The crowd erupted in boisterous cheering. (© Ochi Takao)

Spectators cheering at the 2012 London athletics stadium. A record 2.7 million tickets were sold for the Paralympic Games alone. (© Ochi Takao)

France’s Antoine Praud came into the stands to celebrate his 1,500-meter bronze medal with family and was surrounded by fans, while the crowd sang “Les Champs-Élysées.” (© Ochi Takao)

The men’s 400-meter event at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, held without spectators. Satō Tomoki won the gold medal and set a new Paralympic Games record. A significant legacy of the Tokyo Games was the treatment of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as counterparts even from the bidding stage. (© Ochi Takao)

The Paralympic Phryge, mascot of the Games, galvanizing spectator excitement at the canoe competition venue. (© Ochi Takao)