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Paralympic cauldron is extinguished to mark end of Paris Games. IMAGES
The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics, the first to be held on French soil, begins between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde, signalling the start of 11 days of competition in the French capital with a plume of blue, white and red smoke. IMAGES
Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
The delegation of athletes and authorities from the Palestinian Olympic Committee land in Charles de Gaulle ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The team is received by activists and supporters with chants and flags. IMAGES
"It will be a major legacy for us," says Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo after swimming for a few minutes in the river Seine with the President of the Paris Games Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet. IMAGES
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