PARIS 2024 NEWS
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Nicolas Pieter Du Preez: “I want to create impact on my journey to Paris 2024”
South African Paralympic champion shares his hopes and ambitions for 2024
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When a world record puts the icing on the cake for gold medal Paralympians
The bar is set higher and higher as athletes look ahead to Paris 2024; nevertheless, several world records are expected to be broken
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Para athletes excited for Paris 2024 Paralympic year
"Happy Paralympic year! It's such an exciting year. I hope you're all ready for the wild ride!" New Zealand's Lisa Adams said.
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New tickets available for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
On 30 November Paris 2024 will release more than 400,000 new tickets across all sports for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Thousands join Paralympic Day celebration in Paris a year before the Games
Paralympic Day introduced the attractions of Para sports to tens of thousands of people, the day before the Paris 2024 ticket sales started
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Ticket sales for the Paris 2024 Paralympics begin
As the Paris 2024 Paralympic tickets go on sale, athletes are looking forward to competing in front of spectators and experiencing the special moment together. Tickets are available here: https://tickets.paris2024.org
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Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Ticket sales to open on 9 October
In total, nearly 2.8 million tickets will go on sale for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paralympic Day: Paris' Place de la République awaits thousands of fans on 8 October
The second edition of Paralympic Day will include performances in 14 Para sports and the presence of a vast list of Paralympians
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Paris 2024 hosts Chefs de Mission Seminar one year before the Paralympic Games
Paris 2024 welcomed representatives of National Paralympic Committees from around the world for a six-day seminar in the French capital
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Paris 2024: Get to know the Paralympic venues
Blind football at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, Para equestrian in the Chateau de Versailles gardens – the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will shine throughout the “City of Light” in just 12 months’ time