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Jackie Chan to carry Paralympics torch in Paris: A look at his illustrious career

Jackie Chan, the 70-year-old Hong Kong-born actor and Guinness World Record holder, will serve as a torchbearer for the upcoming Paralympics in Paris. The celebrated Hollywood star will carry the ceremonial torch in the lead-up to Wednesday's opening ceremony, marking a new milestone in his illustrious career.

The Times of India

Paris Paralympics to open with ceremony focusing on social paradoxes

A three-hour sound and light extravaganza highlighting social contradictions involving 4,400 competitors from 160 countries will launch the 17th Paralympic Games on Wednesday night on the Champs Elysées and Place de la Concorde in central Paris.

Radio France Internationale

How to watch Paralympics 2024 FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Paris Games

All you need to know about where to watch the action over the next fortnight

Evening Standard

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Sammi Kinghorn: I want gold in Paris, but it won't define me

Sammi Kinghorn got to the Paris Paralympics as one of GB's best medal hopes but she knows that winning gold, or not, won't define her and that…

The National (Scotland)

TV tonight: your Paris Paralympics 2024 viewing obsession starts here

The 17th summer instalment promises 11 days of sublime sport. Plus: Chloe Ayling is interrogated in Kidnapped. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

These former para-athletes are now steering others to success in Paris Paralympics

When para-cyclists Shaikh Arshad and Jyoti Gaderia pedal for medals at the Paris Olympics, there will be one man who will be tracking their success closely. Aditya Mehta, who set up an eponymous foundation in Hyderabad 11 years ago where the duo trained, is key to India securing its first-ever…

The Times of India

Let’s be like Paris and ban pesticides in cities, say UK campaigners

More than 150 councillors join 15,000 members of the public calling for urban areas to be free of the chemicals

The Guardian - UK

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Olympic disappointment to fuel Matildas: Fowler

The Matildas flopped badly at the Paris Olympics, with star attacker Mary Fowler determined to use the harsh lessons learned as motivation for the Asian Cup.

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The Paris Olympics celebrated the gender-equal games. The picture isn’t so rosy for women Paralympians

Much has been written about the success of women athletes at the 2024 Paris games, dubbed the first gender-equal Olympics with equal numbers of men and women competing.

The Conversation

Telegram Founder Set To Learn Fate After France Arrest

Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, is set to learn Wednesday whether he will face charges and even be remanded in custody after his weekend arrest by French authorities over alleged violations at the messaging app.

International Business Times

Paralympics 2024: 10 GB stars going for gold in Paris

ParalympicsGB finished second in Tokyo table and are aiming to net up to 140 medals over the next fortnight

Evening Standard

Hannah Cockroft peps up Paris Paralympics with wedding preparation

The athlete is getting married three weeks after the Games but her focus is on adding to her success and entertaining the crowds

The Guardian - UK

Fear, queer love and self-loathing: James Baldwin’s mid-century masterpiece, Giovanni’s Room

Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential books.

The Conversation

Paralympic classification isn’t just a way to organize sports – it also affects athletes’ experience

Athletes from around the world are in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games. The Games will feature more than 4,000 athletes with various disabilities competing in 549 medal events.

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The Guardian - UK

‘A true fervour’: Organisers rally locals to get behind Paris 2024 Paralympics

Exhilarating sport is guaranteed even if scepticism remains about scheduling the Games at the end of Les vacances

The Times of India

Our target is to finish among top-20 in Paris Paralympics, says PCI chief Devendra Jhajharia

“There can’t be a happier moment for an athlete and the country when the national flag goes up and the national anthem is played,” said two-time Paralympics gold medalist and current president of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Devendra Jhajharia.

France 24

Free speech and ‘homeland’: Moscow's ‘opportunistic’ response to Telegram boss Durov’s arrest

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said relations with France are at their “lowest” level following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at an airport outside Paris on Saturday. The arrest has prompted a stream of condemnations from those in power in Russia – even though the Kremlin…

The Times of India

More than 100 members of Indian contingent to take part in Paris Paralympics opening ceremony

NEW DELHI: The Paris Paralympics opening ceremony will witness the participation of over 100 members of the Indian contingent, including 52 athletes from various sports.

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The Guardian - UK

Paris Paralympics 2024: everything you should know about the Games

The French capital hosts 11 days of elite competition that will produce new stars at a range of landmark venues

Radio France Internationale

Paralympians head to Paris to set sporting standards and show need for change

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.

The Conversation

‘Differently abled’: new Paris exhibition reveals how attitudes to paralympic sport have changed

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 Guardian - AU

Paralympians to set the record straight as Australia’s golden decade beckons

Australia will have a 160-strong Paralympic team competing in Paris with human stories to sit amid remarkable athletic achievements

The Independent UK

ParalympicsGB has immense experience – but that also highlights the challenge at Paris 2024

Dame Sarah Storey will compete at a record ninth Games and has won 17 golds already

Sports Illustrated

After Switching Events, Jarryd Wallace Heads to Paris Paralympics Reinvigorated

After winning bronze in Tokyo in the 200 and feeling sapped from years of sprinting, the 34-year-old will now contend for a medal in the long jump. He hopes the decision will be yet another in his life that sets him on a better path.

Evening Standard

Who is Pavel Durov? Co-founder of Telegram app says he's fathered 100 kids

Here’s a closer look at the eccentric tech founder’s life and work

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