Paris transformed as organisers ready for Paralympics
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00:00The skateboarding in La Concorde has been replaced by machines and workers.
00:05It's time to reorganise, and the atmosphere is very different from the last few weeks
00:09when Olympic events were being held.
00:12But not everything will be dismantled, because it's heard that the opening ceremony of the
00:16Paralympics will take place on the 28th of August, another much-awaited event in the
00:21heart of Paris.
00:22It's a good idea, everything has been great so far, so we're going to finish on a high
00:27note.
00:29I don't know what it will be like, but I think it will be great like the rest.
00:32I hope it goes well for everyone, and that there will be another great celebration for
00:36the Paralympic Games.
00:38Several Olympic competition venues will be reused, including the Stade de France and
00:43Anne Valide.
00:44The beach volleyball stadium at the Eiffel Tower is being transformed to accommodate
00:48the blind football event.
00:50On August 26th, the first athletes arrive so they can get to know the site, and on the
00:5527th, they begin their training.
00:57Organisers are banking on the venue to attract thousands of spectators to the matches.
01:02The idea is to use the beauty of the sites and their iconic character to attract people
01:06to the stadiums so that they can then become interested in the sport.
01:12Another project is the athletes' village.
01:14These apartments, which were still occupied last week, had to be inspected.
01:21What we do every time is check that the cardboard beds have held up well, that they are not
01:25damaged.
01:26New beds and duvets have been brought in.
01:31The Olympic athletes slept with theirs as a souvenir, so now we are putting duvets into
01:36the Paralympic format, so on the green side.
01:41The village has been designed to accommodate those with reduced mobility, and will host
01:459,000 people.