Mumbai, August 27: The South Korean tech giant Samsung will provide a brand-new Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition to every para athlete competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled to begin on August 28. The marque has set aside around 5,000 units of the foldable smartphone to be given just before the event commencement. Samsung will continue its presence at the Paris 2024 Games as a part of its latest partnership with the Olympic committee.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition has built-in apps and services to assist athletes in navigating through every aspect of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition supports Interpreter, which instantly translates live conversations, allowing all Paralympians to connect with fellow athletes competing at the Games. Another feature is Bixby Vision for Accessibility, which gives audio descriptions of images and user surroundings, and a Relumino outline that enhances the screen’s contrast and brightness or sharpens image outlines to help visually impaired athletes navigate competition venues at the Paris 2024. India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Get Indian Contingent's Event Dates and Timings at Summer Paralympic Games.

All Competing Para Athletes To Get Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition, Details Here:

Stephanie Choi, EVP & Head of Marketing of Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics, said, “Samsung has been a Paralympic Games partner for almost two decades, and as committed supporters of the Paralympic Movement, we’re proud to help deliver the best possible Games-time experience for athletes, fans, spectators and volunteers at the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 with our latest mobile technology.”

Wheelchair Basketball players from Team Germany
Wheelchair Basketball Para-Athletes From Germany (Photo Credits: Samsung)

The tech giant has been supporting a roster of Team Galaxy athletes, which includes French blind footballer and Olympic torchbearer Yvan Wouandji and Germany para athlete Johannes Floors, Australian para-athlete Madison De Rozario, France para swimmer Ugo Didier, Hee-jin Kim, Kadeena Cox, among others. Paris Paralympics 2024: Focus on India's Bhavina Patel as China Faces Strong Challenge in Para Table Tennis.

Samsung will also set up pop-up experience stores across the city inviting fans to experience Galaxy AI-powered smartphones. Fans can experience and learn more about blind football, para-athletics, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair tennis.

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