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The Latest Breaking News on Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony: Games get under way – as it happened

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

The Guardian - UK

Game changers: inside the 30 August Guardian Weekly

Will the Paralympics make a difference for disabled people? Plus: The rise of Kamala Harris

The Guardian - UK

6 things to know about the Paralympics

Prepare to watch the Paralympics with these handy facts, from historic firsts to a unique classification system

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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.

The Independent UK

ParalympicsGB chief says Tanni Grey-Thompson’s train ordeal ‘a disgrace’

The chef de mission of ParalympicsGB has said it is a ‘disgrace’ that Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to drag herself off a train in London’s Kings Cross because there was no help for wheelchair users

The Guardian - UK

A guide to the 2024 Paris Paralympics: sports, venues and stars to watch

With eye-catching venues, inspiring athletes, thrilling sports and a historic curtain-raiser on the Champs-Élysées, the 2024 Paralympic Games promise to be every bit as spectacular as the recent Paris Olympics. Here’s a guide to the 11-day sporting extravaganza that opens Wednesday and runs through September 8.

France 24

Paralympics to begin in Paris with Great Britain sending its highest ever representation of female athletes

Nearly half of GB athletes at the Games will be women and girls in a new record

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OPINION - The Standard View: Let the Paralympic Games begin!

The Paralympic Games are no one’s idea of an “after show”. Some 65,000 spectators are set to descend on Paris this evening to watch athletes from more than 180,000 nations head along the Champs-Élysées to Place de la Concorde before the competitions commence tomorrow.

Evening Standard

Paris has a golden chance to raise the bar for the Paralympics

Movement has lost momentum since London 2012

Evening Standard

Wheelchair rugby captain Gavin Walker confident GB are ‘peaking at right time’

ParalympicsGB begin their gold medal defence on Thursday morning against Australia.

The Independent UK

Competing is the easy bit – Kadeena Cox out to add to Paralympic medal haul

The dual-sport athlete will focus solely on track cycling at the third Games of her career.

The Independent UK

7 Aussie Paralympic Athletes Heading To Paris 2024 You Should Follow On TikTok Immediately

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Ageless wonders and a high school science teacher: 10 US Paralympians to watch

As the Paris Paralympics kick off, here’s a look at 10 athletes from Team USA worth keeping an eye on

The Guardian - US

Paris Paralympics to open with ceremony focusing on social paradoxes

A three-hour sound and light extravaganza highlighting social contradictions involving 4,400 competitors from 160 countries will launch the 17th Paralympic Games on Wednesday night on the Champs Elysées and Place de la Concorde in central Paris.

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TV tonight: your Paris Paralympics 2024 viewing obsession starts here

The 17th summer instalment promises 11 days of sublime sport. Plus: Chloe Ayling is interrogated in Kidnapped. Here’s what to watch this evening

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