2018 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Appearance
Date | 9 March 2018 |
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Time | 20:00-22:10 KST (UTC+9) |
Location | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37°40′03″N 128°42′20″E / 37.66750°N 128.70556°E |
Filmed by | SBS and OBS |
Part of a series on |
2018 Winter Paralympics |
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The opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics took place at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea on March 9, 2018. at 20:00 KST[1][2][3]
Preparations
The site of the opening ceremony Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium was built specifically for the games. It will seat 35,000. No Olympic or Paralympic events will be held there. It will be only be used for the opening and closing ceremonies.[1][2]
Dignitaries in attendance
- South Korea President of Korea Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-Sook
- USA United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen[4]
Anthems
References
- ^ a b "PyeongChang to host largest Winter Paralympics next month". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ a b "PyeongChang gets ready to welcome the Paralympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Opening Ceremony warms hearts".
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(help) - ^ Nielsen, Sec Kirstjen (8 March 2018). "Proud to lead the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the #WinterParalympics. Looking forward to watching our athletes compete with the best in the world!pic.twitter.com/2kdGuqQMXl". @SecNielsen. Retrieved 2018-03-20.