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Passionate support at Paralympics raises hopes for future of para sports

Ugo Didier of France celebrates at the podium after winning the Men's 400 Freestyle S9 at the Paralympics in Paris on August 29, 2024. © Emilio Morenatti, AP

Used to competing with relatively few spectators in the stands, Paralympic athletes have commented widely on the buzz they’re getting from competing in Paris, with enthusiastic French fans turning out en masse to support the more than 4,000 Paralympians at the 2024 Games.

It’s the end of the second set of a women’s sitting volleyball match between the United States and France, and the French fans are letting loose.

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