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Eiffel's descendants call for Olympic rings to be moved to LA

The descendants of Gustave Eiffel – who are opposed to maintaining the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 as the Mayor of Paris wishes – have proposed that the City could ‘symbolically transfer’ them to Los Angeles between now and the end of 2024.

Radio France Internationale

Highs, lows and rapture: the Guardian’s most memorable Paris Paralympic moments

Access problems and some poorly attended events were hard to ignore, but the Games produced star power, high drama and tear-jerking emotion

The Guardian - UK

7 top new shows to stream this week on Netflix, Max and more (Sept. 9-15)

This week's new TV shows include "Emily in Paris" and the Emmy Awards

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The Paralympics fails to live up to Paris’ gender-equal games standards

The Paris Olympic Games was the first in history to have the same number of medals for men’s and women’s events

The Independent UK

French organisers revel in success of 'benchmark' Paris Paralympics

French organisers and sports chiefs were on Monday basking in the praise for a Paralympic Games hailed as the new benchmark for future events.

Radio France Internationale

Prix de la Photographie Paris 'State of the World' announces curated selection of powerful images from around the world

Categories include: Press, Fine Art, Books, Nature, Architecture, Portraiture, and Advertising

Digital Camera World

Six Aussie cyclists picked for track world title debuts

Six emerging Australian cyclists will make their senior track world championships debut next month in Denmark.

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New on Netflix: 5 movies and shows to watch this week (Sept 9-15)

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including the return of Netflix original series "Emily in Paris" and "The Circle."

Tom’s Guide

The sporting weekend in pictures

ParalympicsGB finished with a bumper medal haul in Paris, and Lee Carsley’s spell as interim England boss started with a win in Dublin

The Independent UK

EXCLUSIVE | 'Navdeep Singh ki technique Neeraj Chopra se bhi behtar hai'

NEW DELHI: From enduring taunts about his dwarfism to achieving glory at the Paris Paralympics, Navdeep Singh's journey is a tale of remarkable resilience. The 4 feet 4 inches tall para javelin sensation secured the gold medal in the F41 classification at the Paris Paralympic Games.

The Times of India

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Swiss dominate wheelchair marathon

The final day of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games saw Switzerland claim gold in both wheelchair marathons.

Al Jazeera

Paris 2024 Paralympic Games finish with sound and light spectacular

The 17th Paralympic Games ended on Sunday night with a spectacular son-et-lumière flourish in front of thousands of Paralympians as well as 65,000 spectators at a rain-soaked Stade de France in Saint Denis.

Radio France Internationale

Paris gives Paralympic Games a send-off for the ages

Stade de France transformed into huge electronica dance party with world’s elite para athletes doing farewell conga

The Guardian - UK

Paris sets ‘new benchmark’ for Para sport as Games end on a high

Soggy conditions failed to dampen the mood as the French capital bid adieu to its maiden Games.

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The Independent UK

The success of Great Britain’s Paralympics cannot be measured in medals alone

Great Britain outperformed expectations in Paris with 49 gold medals across the 11 days of competition

The Independent UK

Memorable moments for ParalympicsGB from Paris 2024

ParalympicsGB finished with 49 gold medals, 44 silver and 31 bronze.

France 24

Curtain is drawn on Paris Paralympics, ending French capital's Olympic summer

The Paris 2024 Games came to a close just like they started, in the rain, but amid a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France on Sunday to conclude the Paralympics – and put an end to six weeks of thrilling sport in the French capital.

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony: spectacular show ends summer of sport – as it happened

The sporting spectacular came to a close in Paris amid a flurry of lights, lasers and a parade of French DJs

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Evening Standard

Paralympics 2024: Great Britain match Tokyo haul with four medals on final day in Paris

GB improve their final number of golds by eight after late success for canoeists Charlotte Henshaw and Laura Sugar

France 24

Morocco’s El Idrissi wraps up Paris Paralympics with marathon world record

Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi of Morocco set a new world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments as the Paris Paralympics wrapped up on Sunday with China topping the medals table, ahead of Britain and the United States.

The Guardian - UK

David Weir retires from Paralympics after missing out on marathon medal

The 45-year-old David Weir said ‘Paris has been great’ and he felt ‘very proud’ despite disappointment of finishing fifth in the wheelchair marathon

Radio France Internationale

Paris seeks Unesco cultural heritage status for iconic zinc rooftops

The French culture ministry wants to etch the unique zinc-plated rooftops of Paris and their workers in the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Though iconic, the roofs are often criticised for their unsuitability for hot temperatures brought on by climate change.

The Times of India

Paris Paralympics: How Devendra Jhajharia's 'winning tip' played its part in Navdeep Singh's victory

NEW DELHI: Navdeep Singh, who won a historic gold medal at the Paris Paralympics, credited a "small yet powerful advice" from India's renowned javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia. This was the first gold medal for India in the F41 category, which is intended for competitors of small stature.

The Times of India

Seven gold, 29 medals! India's Paralympians set a new benchmark at Paris Paralympics

From 12 medals in 11 editions to 48 medals in the last two editions, India have come a long way at the Summer Paralympics.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Paris bids a spectacular farewell to the Paralympics

Jean-Michel Jarre headlines the closing ceremony. Plus: the puzzle starts to make sense in James Graham’s visceral drama Sherwood. Here’s what to watch this evening.

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