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The Games will be shared between 18 venues around the French capital from August 28

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The Paralympic Games are fast approaching, with the opening ceremony taking place on Wednesday, August 28
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The Paralympic Games, the world’s largest competition for Parasports, are scheduled to start in Paris on August 28. We look at the schedule of the events and venues that feature in the Games.

The Paris Olympic Games were a success that has already left much of the country suffering from what French media have dubbed ‘JOstalgie’ (a portmanteau of ‘Jeux Olympiques’ and ‘nostalgie’).

Fortunately, the Paralympic Games are fast approaching, with the opening ceremony taking place on the Champs-Elysées and around the Place de la Concorde on Wednesday, August 28.

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The Paralympic schedule