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PARIS : What started with a major security scare and torrential rain that threatened the smooth running of the elaborate opening ceremony and swimming events being held in the Seine, ended with the river playing its expected central part in the Olympics.
The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a "historic summer". The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before a concert featuring the best of French electronic music capped off proceedings at a packed Stade de France. More than 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic delegations partied despite persistent rain. Estanguet said the closing ceremony marked the end of six weeks of Olympic and Paralympic fervour in the City of Light.
PARIS : The Paris 2024 Games came to a close like they started, in the rain, but amidst a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France to conclude the Paralympics on Sunday.
SAINT-DENIS, France — This time, it really is au revoir.
French president Emmanuel Macron declared the Paralympic Games open after a glorious ceremony in which competitors were celebrated by joyful volunteers and spectators on a sweet summer night.
PARIS : French president Emmanuel Macron declared the Paralympic Games open on Wednesday after a glorious ceremony in which competitors were celebrated by joyful volunteers and spectators on a sweet summer night.
PARIS : Paris 2024 has sold just over two million tickets for the Paralympic Games, organisers said hours before the opening ceremony on Wednesday, adding they were confident it would be a sold-out extravaganza.
Organisers of the Paris Paralympics announced Tuesday that over two million tickets have been sold as the Games prepare to open.
Approximately two million tickets have been sold for the Paralympics in Paris ahead of Wednesday's opening ceremony.