More than 4,400 competitors from around the world are expected to take part in the event, which will celebrate the sporting talent of athletes with various impairments.
Team Poland is set to compete in 15 sports, including para-athletics, table tennis, swimming, weightlifting and kayaking.
Radio Poland's Marcin Matuszewski was present at Team Poland's Paralympic Oath Ceremony - and filed the attached audio report, available in our player (red button above and on the left).
Poland won 24 medals, seven gold, six silver and 11 bronze, and finished 17th in the overall medal standings at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
Poland won 39 medals and finished 10th in the overall medals table at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Public broadcaster Polish Radio is a media partner of the Polish team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Summer Games, which start on August 28 and run until September 8.
Track-and-field competitors Lucyna Kornobys and Maciej Lepiato will be the flag bearers for the Polish delegation at the opening ceremony for the Paris Paralympics.
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Source: IAR, jedynka.polskieradio.pl, paralympic.org.pl
