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Added on the 28/08/2024 20:44:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The same cauldron that was used for the Olympics lights up the night sky above the Tuileries Gardens at the end of the 2024 Paris Paralympics opening ceremony. The cauldron immediately rose into the sky after it was lit by five French Paralympians including track athlete Nantenin Keita and triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant. IMAGES
The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics get underway in the centre of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of intense competition. IMAGES
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
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
The Patrouille de France leaves a heart of red smoke floating over the French capital during a spectacular Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine, despite the heavy rain. IMAGES