A general view as smoke is released in the colours of the French flag whilst dancers perform during the discord act at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Place de la Concorde on August 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)The Zambia flag was nowhere to be seen as the athletes paraded down the Champs Elysees to the Place de la Concorde on Wednesday in an event attended by some 50,000 people in a joyful atmosphere.
"The Zambia flag was not included in the parade. No one has arrived yet, we've had zero communication in the last few days so we told them if you don't confirm your travelling (plans) and show us your tickets, we will remove the flag," IPC spokesperson Craig Spence told a press conference.
"We had nothing but this morning in our inbox was proof that they were coming," Spence added, without elaborating on the date of arrival of the Zambia delegation.
Two athletes from Zambia are scheduled to participate in the Games, with their para-athletics events taking place on Sept. 4 and 5.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Toby Davis)
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