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Athletes parade through Paris in spectacular Paralympics opening ceremony

An hours-long opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games lit up the French capital on Wednesday as athletes paraded along the iconic Champs-Elysées to Place de la Concorde. The first of 11 days of sporting action begins on Thursday.

France 24

Paris 2024 Paralympics explode into action with lavish opening ceremony

The 17th Paralympic Games was launched on Wednesday night with a four-hour sight and sound spectacular in central Paris involving the 4,000 competitors who will take part in the 11-day festival of 22 para sports as well as hundreds of dancers and musicians with and without disabilities.

Radio France Internationale

Paralympic Games: Australians in action on day one in Paris

Full schedule of Australia’s hopes on the first day at Paris 2024 including para swimming, wheelchair basketball and rugby

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Paralympics: The African athletes to watch out for at Paris Games

Africa's Paralympic journey is taken up a notch here in Paris as the Games kick off in style. With every cycle, the continent's athletes rise to greater heights and prominence in adaptive sports. We take a closer look.

France 24

Paris Paralympics make powerful start in journey from discord to concord

The head of the International Paralympic Committee called for a ‘revolution of inclusion’ in moving opening ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Paris gets Paralympics under way with dazzling opening ceremony

Athletes have paraded through Paris in front of tens of thousands of spectators ahead of Paris’ first Paralympic Games

Evening Standard

Paralympics open as Paris vows to host 'fun revolution'

Paris has been urged to host a Paralympic Games typified by revolution, after the French capital put on an enthralling opening ceremony.

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Paris's cobbles to test de Rozario's marathon defence

Flagbearer Madison de Rozario said she felt her heart sinking when she came face to face with the cobbled streets she must conquer to defend her marathon gold.

AAP

Astronaut Carrying Flag At Paralympics Sends 'Powerful Message'

When John McFall, the world's first parastronaut, carried the Paralympic flag at the opening ceremony of the Games in Paris Wednesday, he knew he was sending a "powerful message".

International Business Times

Paris gets Paralympics under way with opening ceremony

Medal hopefuls paraded through the French capital for an ambitious opening ceremony designed to put disability at the heart of society.

The Independent UK

Telegram CEO charged in France for ‘allowing criminal activity’ on messaging app

Pavel Durov, who has French citizenship, faces prosecution over alleged failure to suppress spread of sexual images of children and calls for violence

The Guardian - UK

Classifications, history and Australian hopes: what to expect at the Paris Paralympics

Paris is about to host its first Paralympics. Similar to the Olympics last month, Australia is bringing a strong team with many medal hopefuls.

The Conversation

Free-speech champion or cybercriminal? Here's why French authorities really arrested Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov

Durov ran afoul of Russian authorities when he refused disclose data about innocent protestors, now the French say he's done the same for criminals and terrorists.

Fortune

Kadeena Cox fired up to rectify bittersweet feeling in Paris

ParalympicsGB’s defending champion in C4-5 500m time trial in the velodrome still rues her near miss in Tokyo

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International Business Times

The Paris Paralympics Open In City Of Light

The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics got underway on Wednesday in the centre of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of intense competition.

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony: Games get under way – as it happened

Join us as thousands of athletes take part in a parade through the French capital’s iconic landmarks

Sports Illustrated

Olympic Rugby Hero Ilona Maher Cover Star of SI Swimsuit’s Digital September Issue

Maher helped lead the U.S. rugby team to its first-ever medal in Paris.

The Guardian - UK

Paris Paralympics 2024: medal table

Find out who is leading the way at the Paralympics, and drill down to see which events each country has won medals for

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The Independent UK

Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Paris prepares for start of Games with athletes parade

The ceremony features athletes participating at the Games and is taking place in the heart of the French captial

Fashion Times

Copenhagen Mainstay Ganni Is Officially Heading to Paris to Showcase Its Spring 2025 Runway Show

After Ganni was noticeably absent from the Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring 2025 calendar, everyone began buzzing about its next move.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MSP intervenes after Tory's 'dog whistle' motion on female sport

AN SNP MSP has argued the achievements of boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting in winning a gold medals at Paris 2024 should be celebrated by the…

France 24

France's Macron declares 2024 Paris Paralympics open at grandiose ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics kicked off on Wednesday night with a spectacular ceremony on the famed Champs-Elysées avenue and the adjoining Place de la Concorde in central Paris. From Thursday, eleven more days of sporting action in City of Light featuring more than 4,000 athletes with a…

France 24

Telegram CEO Durov placed under formal investigation and banned from leaving France

Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, will be placed under formal investigation after four days of questioning by French police and is forbidden to leave French territory, Paris prosecutors said on Wedneday following Durov's appearance in a Paris court. Durov was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday…

The Independent UK

Jurgen Klopp to cheer against Great Britain on opening day of Paris Paralympics

The former Liverpool boss will watch from the stands as long-time friend Wojtek Czyz faces Britain’s Daniel Bethell in Thursday’s badminton session.

The Independent UK

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson’s struggles to Paris ‘absolute disgrace’ – GB chief

The 11-time Paralympic champion was forced to drag herself off a train on Monday because no staff were there to help.

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