The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games kicked off with great fanfare at the Place de la Concorde this Wednesday, August 28. On this occasion, around 15,000 volunteers gave… everything, even taking the light.
The parade of all the countries selected for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games took a long time this Wednesday, August 28, because they came in a group. As for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in late July, thousands of volunteers were sent to encourage the passage of the athletes present on the Place de la Concorde and thus keep the public alert for the rest of the show. Distilling their joy and good humor throughout the parade, they enthralled the audience. Above all, their dancing and endurance earned them a few laughs from netizens, not without kindness.
“No Rhythm, But Courage”
“I wish the same cardio as the volunteers managed to give off so much energy earlier,” one user commented, taking a screenshot of their tireless choreography. And the other said sarcastically. “Volunteers dance like crazy at the beginning and end of the ceremony,” then showing a photo of a woman losing weight. “Volunteers of the ceremony are gold medals. Not rhythm, but courage,” can still be read in X, followed by this sentence; So far, friendly comments, except for the comments that some detractors are taking advantage of this funny scene to criticize the ceremony;
45,000 collected
Regardless, the volunteers really stood out during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. In total, 45,000 will be collected: 30,000 for the first part, 15,000 for the second. “Everyone agrees, they were the additional soul, the face of the games,” they announced parisian Alexander Morenon-Conde, responsible for all volunteers, in an article published on August 27. “We all have a passion,” one of them simply justified. Tonight again the proof.
Source: Le Figaro
