With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. (More Sports News)
The former Beatle has let 바카라We All Stand Together바카라 바카라 the signature tune from an award-winning animated film he wrote and produced 40 years ago 바카라 be used in a promotional film for the International Paralympic Committee.
"Sir Paul really understands what we stand for as a movement and he was so generous to us,바카라 IPC president Andrew Parsons told The Associated Press. 바카라He was not difficult to convince, it was something that came very naturally.바카라
In 100 days from Monday, the Summer Paralympics opening ceremony on Aug. 28 will play out along a section of the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde. The 4,400 athletes taking part will compete over the following 11 days watched by up to 2.7 million spectators in venues including ones beneath the Eiffel Tower and at Versailles Palace.
바카라We have probably the most famous avenue in the world,바카라 Parsons said in a recent interview. 바카라That is really exciting. The city is really embracing Paralympic athletes, athletes with disabilities.바카라
바카라With our games, we talk a lot about inclusion and it's a good symbol of that. That very welcoming attitude is I think a very good start to our games.바카라
A turning point for the Paralympic movement came in London in 2012 when the host country rose to the occasion with huge ticket sales and a radically fresh approach to broadcasting it by Britain's Channel 4.
바카라Still the benchmark games of our movement,바카라 said Parsons, whose home nation Brazil hosted in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
To promote those Rio Paralympics, Channel 4 produced the 바카라We're the Superhumans바카라 musical film that was a landmark of high-production values and inspirational images.
바카라Many broadcasters come to us in their preparations in different parts of the world and they normally ask, What is Channel 4 doing?'바카라 Parsons said. The IPC's trailer inspired by McCartney's 바카라Rupert and the Frog Song바카라 film is in that tradition.
The Paris Paralympics will have a record 164 broadcasters worldwide covering 549 events across 22 sports.
