Paralympics

At the busy Paralympics workshop, plenty of fractures but no broken bones

Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses

(From left) France's paralympic torchbearers, Nantenin Keita, Alexis Hanquinquant join Charles-Antoine Kaoukou, Fabien Lamirault and Elodie Lorandi holding the flame in front of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games cauldron during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France, Aug 28, 2024.

Paris Paralympics open in blaze of hope and inclusivity

THE 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics.