00:00After 11 days spent by the most talented para-athletes,
00:05the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France was officially closed this morning.
00:10Here's Daryl Oclaris's report.
00:14Despite the heavy rain,
00:17the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games
00:22was held this Monday morning in Stade de France in Paris.
00:26Here, the estimated number of para-athletes
00:29from 168 Paralympic delegations
00:32gathered again for the 2022 Paralympic Games.
00:39Our Philippine team did not miss out on the Parade of Nations
00:45led by wheelchair thrower Sandy Asusano,
00:48who served as the country's flat-bearer
00:51along with Para-taekwondo gen Alain Ganapin.
00:54At the Paralympic Games in Paris,
00:56the 2024 Organizing Committee President Tony Estangwe
01:01and the International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons
01:05gave the signal that the Paralympic Revolution
01:10is far from the horizon.
01:12Every time you competed,
01:14more people joined the party.
01:16Every time you succeeded,
01:17the intensity grew with every wow,
01:20every cry,
01:22every heart you sent racing.
01:23You changed how people see sports
01:26and how they see disability.
01:29Thanks to you,
01:31everyone has seen what an inclusive world looks like.
01:36Free from barriers,
01:37Paralympians performed to their best.
01:40Through sport, they showed what humanity can achieve
01:43when given an opportunity to succeed.
01:46You saw strength in difference.
01:49But now, it's time for you and society
01:53to make a difference.
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