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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Ollia Horton

Paris Paralympics fans get in the game with up-close look at parasports

Young people try wheelchair basketball at the "Terrasse des Jeux" fanzone open to the public during the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. © Laurent Bourgogne / Ville de Paris

At the Paralympic fan zone outside Paris's elegant city hall, the focus is not just on watching athletes compete but better understanding parasports – and trying them out for yourself.

The Paralympics, which got underway on Wednesday, are counting on the incredible energy generated during the two weeks of the Olympics, which drew enthusiastic crowds both inside the venues and in the public fan zones around the capital.

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