Twelve athletes make up the Dominican team at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games that open on Wednesday, 28 August 2024 in Paris, France.
Darlenys de la Cruz (para-athletics) and Jesús Rodríguez (para-powerlifting) are the team flag bearers in the opening ceremony scheduled for 2pm Dominican time (six hours less difference).
The opening ceremony, as occurred with the Paris Olympics, is taking place outside of a traditional stadium, on the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées in the heart of Paris, following in the footsteps of the Olympic Games which were held along the Seine River.
As reported in Diario Libre, De la Cruz, a finalist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and world champion in the 100 meters (T-12 category), expressed her excitement about carrying the Dominican flag. “I’m thrilled to be my country’s flag bearer; it’s an honor to represent them,” said De la Cruz, who is visually impaired. She will march alongside her guide, Fary Mejía, who said, “It’s a great honor to be considered and to accompany her, holding that national flag will be a great honor for me.”
Rodríguez, in addition to expressing his pride in carrying the flag, also stated, “I hope to give a lot of enthusiasm to our delegation as an athlete and do a good job.”
A total of 184 delegations and around 6,000 athletes are competing in the Paris games.
The Ministry of Sports in the Dominican Republic is awarding RD$15 million for a gold medal, RD$10 million for silver and RD$8 million for bronze.
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Diario Libre
Paris Paralympics
28 August 2024