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The 17th Paralympic Games will be held in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8, 2024. To inspire the athletes with disabilities who are about to participate in the Paralympics, the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation and Guangzhou Disabled Persons' Federation held a send-off ceremony on August 16 at the Guangzhou Disabled Persons Sports Center for some of the athletes who will be participating in the Paris Paralympics.

It is reported that 32 athletes, 6 coaches, and 12 staff members (including 2 guides) from Guangdong province will participate in this Paris Paralympics. They will compete in 11 sports and 47 events, including athletics, swimming, cycling, table tennis, badminton, powerlifting, archery, boccia, blind judo, blind football, and wheelchair basketball.

In total, 13 individuals from Guangzhou have been selected for the Chinese sports delegation to the Paris Paralympics, including 9 athletes, 2 coaches, a team leader, and a staff member. The 9 athletes from Guangzhou are Lin Suiling, Zhang Xuemei, Huang Xiaolian, Zhang Meimei, Chen Jingwen, Mai Jianpeng, Yang Jianyuan, Zheng Yuansen, and Lin Ximei. They will take part in the wheelchair basketball, badminton, and boccia matches.

On the same day, the members from the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation and Guangzhou Disabled Persons' Federation observed the national boccia team's training at the Guangzhou Disabled Persons Sports Center. They communicated with the athletes and coaches. Chen Xuejun, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation, praised the preparation done by the Guangzhou Disabled Persons Sports Center. He expressed gratitude to the dedicated coaching team and logistics support team and extended his best wishes to the athletes. He hoped that the athletes would display the spirit of tenacity, courage, self-improvement, and fearlessness in the face of challenges at the Paris Paralympics, competing with merits and professionalism, bringing honor to the country and their hometowns.