The delegation comprises 13 members, including seven athletes, three coaches, one doctor and three support personnel. The athletes include runner Pham Nguyen Khanh Minh, swimmers Le Tien Dat and Do Thanh Hai, powerlifters Le Van Cong, Nguyen Binh An, Dang Thi Linh Phuong and Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan.
They will vie for one or two medals in three sports, namely athletics, swimming and weighlighting.
As planned, the delegation will leave for Paris on August 23 and return home on September 9.
The Sports Authority of Vietnam plans to hold a send-off ceremony for them in Ho Chi Minh City on August 20.
Viet asked the Vietnam Paralympic Association to continue to coordinate with the National Sports Training Centres, where athletes are training, to create the most favourable conditions for them so that they can obtain the highest results in Paris.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games features 22 sports and 23 disciplines with 549 events.
Around 4,400 athletes are expected to participate in the games, which be held in 20 competition venues, including iconic sites such as the Grand Palais, the Champs de Mars, the Eiffel Tower, Roland-Garros and the Pont Alexandre III in Paris and suburbs like Clichy-sous-Bois, La Courneuve, Versailles, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Vaires-sur-Marne.
