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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

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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.

The Conversation

‘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 Guardian - UK

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.

The Times of India

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…

France 24

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

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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

Radio France Internationale

Paris metro accessibility a 'weak spot' ahead of Paralympics

Days before the opening of the Paris Paralympic Games, the head of the Paris transport authority urged a commitment to making the Paris metro accessible to all, admitting that the current system is nearly impossible for disabled people to navigate.

France 24

Russia warns France against trying to 'intimidate' detained Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has suggested the French government is trying to intimidate Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, who was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday for 12 alleged crimes related to drug trafficking, the sale of child sexual abuse material and fraud on the messaging…

Sports Illustrated

Joel Embiid Recording Bryce Harper's Phillies Walk-Off Was Peak Sports Fan Moment

Fresh off of winning his first Olympic gold medal in Paris with the men's basketball team, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid decided to take in a baseb

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events

Dates and times of all the events across 11 days of action in Paris this summer

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