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🎥Paralympics With Paris 2024 drawing to a close, some of the Paralympic community say a few words of thanks to Paris and its people: ‘MERCI!’ [in different accents and languages 😊] What a spectacle: The 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony kicks off at Stade de France And for an unforgettable event that has marked a first gender-inclusive Olympics hosted by the beautiful city of Paris, the world says bravo to Anne Hidalgo (Mayor of Paris); Tony Estanguet (President, Paris 2024 – Comité d’organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024); and Etienne Thobois (Director-General, Paris Organising Committee). Numeris Média is officially…

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UNSTOPPABLE 🇳🇬. Folashade Oluwafemiayo beats her own power lifting world record on final day of Paralympic Games🎥@Paralympics Nigeria is unstoppable. On the final day of the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Folashade Oluwafemiayo has obliterated her own previous 165kg world record with an incredible 167kg lift, securing gold in the Women’s Over 86kg Para powerlifting category🏅 Nigeria’s medal haul now stands at a total of seven (see story on previous six wins: Paris2024: Good things do come to an end. Nigeria’s never-give-up trait earns it six medals as the Paralympics draw to a close 🙌]. Folashade Oluwafemiayo lifts Paralympic gold!After breaking both…

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📸2024 Getty Images Despite no-one wanting Paris 2024 to come to an end, the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games will bring the curtain down on 12 days of intense sporting activity in France’s capital, on Sunday 8 September, starting at 20:30 local time. After nearly two weeks of competition and jaw-dropping feats of athleticism, the medal table tells a story of grit: So far, throughout the Paralympics’ 549 medal events, China tops the table in terms of gold medals (71) and total medals (163). After Great Britain (82 total, 35 golds), Team USA athletes have brought home 77 medals in all, including 27 golds.…

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Meet Guillaume Junior Atangana, the visually challenged Paralympic runner who will carry the flag at the Paris2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony! Leading the largest-ever Refugee paralympics Team, the sprinter will be accompanied by his guide runners, Donard Ndim Nyamjua and Israel-Malachi Harrison. The Refugee Paralympic Team will be the first to enter the Place de la Concorde on 28 August, ready to make history. 🎥 @paralympics Join us and #CheerForRefugees! COMPETITION SCHEDULE FOR THE 2024 PARIS PARALYMPIC GAMES Numeris Média is officially accredited media to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games

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Avani Lekhara of Team India competes on her way to winning the gold medal in the R2 – Women’s 10m AR Standing SH1 Qualification on day 6 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Asaka Shooting Range on August 30, 2021 in Asaka, Japan (📸 Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) The stage is set for incredible comebacks at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games! 🌟 Here are returning athletes to watch as they aim for glory at Paris 2024. From seasoned champions to those seeking redemption, these Paralympians are ready to make their mark! BEIJING – SEPTEMBER 11: Sherif Othman Othman of Egypt…

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Passion, respect, emotion… Only two days before the Paralympic Games kick off on August 28, 2024! 🎟️ Tickets are still available for some sessions. Do not miss out. Secure yours now at tickets.paris2024.org/ Fayode Alabi – Nigeria’s hopeful for table tennis The 2024 Paralympics begin on Wednesday, August 28 and run till September 8. In the table tennis category, a Nigerian team of six men and two women will compete in doubles, mixed doubles, and singles events. The country has a proud history in Paralympic table tennis, having won two gold and three bronze medals since their first win in…

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The Paralympic logo 📸 Guillaume Bontemps/Ville de Paris The 2024 Paralympic Games will kick off on August 28th with the opening ceremony on the Place de la Concorde. Held for the first time in France, the Paralympic Games will bring 4,400 athletes and thousands of sports fans together until September 8th. Exceptional venues. The 549 events of the Paralympics will take place on some exceptional and iconic sites, such as the Invalides for para-archery, the Eiffel Tower for blind soccer, the Champ-de-Mars for para-judo and wheelchair rugby, and the Château de Versailles park for para-equestrian events. Para-badminton and para-weightlifting will…

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The 2024 Paris Olympics are finally coming to a close this weekend. On August 11, the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games will bring to a conclusion 17 historic days of sporting feats and festivities in France. The event will include traditional elements, such as: The parade of athletes The thanking of the 45,000 volunteers The medal ceremony for the women’s marathon The extinguishing of the Olympic flame, which will be brought from Tuileries, where the cauldron has been on display and visited by tens of thousands of fans The proclamation of the end of the Olympic Games, made by the President…

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