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The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games gets underway in Paris

By AFP (Glomex) 10 September 2024 609 Views

Source: AFP (Glomex)

The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics, the first to be held on French soil, begins between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde, signalling the start of 11 days of competition in the French capital with a plume of blue, white and red smoke. IMAGES

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