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The first groups of athletes arrive at the Athletes' Village, which officially opens its doors a week before the start of the Paralympic Games. A total of 4,400 athletes will be taking part in the competitions scheduled from August 28 to September 8. IMAGES
In a video address at a conference of sports ministers in London, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has called for a boycott of the 2024 Paris games over the possible participation of Russian athletes, says their presence would be a "manifestation of violence." SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe kicks off the construction of the Paris-2024 athletes' village in Saint-Ouen. IMAGES
Spectators arrive for the Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony at the Place de la Concorde, the square in the centre of Paris where skateboarding and other 'urban' sports took place during the Olympics. IMAGES
Fireworks erupt over the Stade de France at the end of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. IMAGES