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Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games' emblems are displayed on the facade of the Paris town hall in Paris, France. /CFP
Monday marks the start of the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Games. According to Paris Olympics organizing committee chief Tony Estangue, the ceremony will proceed as planned at the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées attended by some 4,000 athletes and 65,000 spectators.
"It will be a spectacle that will showcase the Paralympic athletes and the values that they embody," said theater director Thomas Jolly, who is set to choreograph the August 28 procession.
The organizers are looking to boost ticket sales, having sold only one third of the total 90,000 tickets. It is expected that 40 percent of the tickets will be sold after the Olympic Games end on August 11, as was the case with London 2012.
Although ticket sales might be low, organizers have sold the broadcasting rights for the 22-sport Paralympics to a record 160 nations and territories.
Some of the best-known Paralympians are set to appear in Paris including quadruple amputee Bebe Vio, an Italian fencer, American "armless archer" Matt Stutzman and "blade jumper" Markus Rehm.
Meanwhile, organizers as well as transport chiefs are working hard to strengthen security and accessibility for disabled attendees coming to the Games and the city.
On Monday, China Disabled Persons' Federation held a meeting for participating Chinese Paralympians and briefed them on the team's overall preparation. Chinese athletes have qualified for 19 of the 22 sports set to be contested at the Games.
(With input from AFP)