Paralympics-Zambia to take part in Paris Games despite missing opening ceremony


Paris 2024 Paralympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - August 28, 2024 The Cauldron is lit with the Paralympic flame during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

PARIS (Reuters) -Zambia are expected to take part in the Paris Paralympics despite being omitted from the opening ceremony after they failed to confirm that they were travelling to the Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday.

The Zambia flag was nowhere to be seen as the athletes paraded down the Champs Elysees to the Place de la Concorde on Wednesday in an event attended by some 50,000 people in a joyful atmosphere.

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