PARIS 2024 NEWS
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50 reasons why you can’t miss the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Exciting sports? Iconic venues? Athletes breaking records and celebrating with stunning medals? So much to look forward to at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Tickets are available from EUR 15 here: https://tickets.paris2024.org
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Germany’s Weiss trains hard to turn trend of fourth-places into gold
Catharina Weiss says her journey to the Paralympic Games started when she watched Germany win wheelchair basketball gold at the London 2012 Paralympics
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Paris 2024 opens giant megastore
The Paris 2024 megastore, located in Place Clémenceau, opened on 27 June and will remain open to 15 September 2024
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Introduction to wheelchair basketball
Eight men’s and eight women’s national teams will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which open on 28 August.
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Giant Paralympic Agitos revealed on the Arc de Triomphe
The Paralympic symbol has been installed in the iconic monument in Paris, the first host city to display it before the start of the Olympic Games
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One million tickets sold for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
With two months to go and momentum building for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, the symbolic milestone of one million tickets sold has been reached
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Ones to Watch in Para triathlon
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympics open on 28 August
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Paris 2024: Home Games even sweeter for Para triathlon champion Hanquinquant
Three years after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, France's Alexis Hanquinquant shares his expectations for Paris 2024
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Introduction to Para triathlon
As many as 120 Para triathletes will race in the heart of French capital at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 reveals sports equipment for the Paralympic and Olympic Games
Paris 2024 revealed sports equipment and facilities that will be used in competition and training during the Paris 2024 Paralympic and Olympic Games