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France’s games, which are played out in total silence, are dominating the front and back pages after the hosts set up a sensational final against Argentina under the Eiffel Tower

Morteza Mehrzad dislikes attention that comes with being 8ft 1in tall but the sport, says his coach, has helped him

The 17th Paralympic Games was launched on Wednesday night with a four-hour sight and sound spectacular in central Paris involving the 4,000 competitors who will take part in the 11-day festival of 22 para sports as well as hundreds of dancers and musicians with and without disabilities.

With eye-catching venues, inspiring athletes, thrilling sports and a historic curtain-raiser on the Champs-Élysées, the 2024 Paralympic Games promise to be every bit as spectacular as the recent Paris Olympics. Here’s a guide to the 11-day sporting extravaganza that opens Wednesday and runs through September 8.

More than 4,000 athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

Just days after the commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German occupation during World War II, Paris city centre will be the stage for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Soon after the closing of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Channel 4 began promoting its Paralympic coverage with the strapline: “Thanks for the warm-up”. It followed up with its biggest ever marketing campaign, “Meet the Superhumans”, that garnered critical acclaim.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that 88 Russian competitors will take part under a neutral banner at the Paris Paralympics.

Eight athletes who fled conflict and persecution in their homelands are hoping to earn medals in six sports as part of an international refugee team competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games, which begin in Paris next week.