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There are 1,000 days until the Paralympics officially open in L.A., but the wait won’t be quite as long for the competition to start.

The 2028 Paralympics will be the first to begin competition before its opening ceremony, LA28 announced Wednesday while revealing the initial competition schedule for the Games.

While the Paralympic flame will be lit during the opening ceremony on Aug. 15, 2028, at SoFi Stadium, competition will begin with wheelchair rugby on Aug. 13 and boccia on Aug. 14, during an unprecedented 15-day schedule. The only other time the Paralympics stretched past two weeks was in 1984 when the United States and Great Britain split hosting duties.

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