Paris Paralympics open in blaze of hope and inclusivity
The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open during a ceremony in a balmy Place de la Concorde in central Paris -- the first time a Paralympic opening ceremony has taken place away from the main stadium.
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00:00This is like something different because normally we are in a stadium, all together, all closed,
00:26while here we are in open air, with a special landscape around us, and we can say that was
00:37something different.
00:38I don't want to say it's better or worse, but something different.
00:56Honestly, for me, I thought it was incredible, the most moving moment was when the French delegation arrived, it was incredible, there was a crazy atmosphere, it was really, really cool.