After the Paralympic flame was lit in a village northwest of London on Saturday, millions around the world will be watching as it arrives in Paris on Wednesday night for the opening ceremony - the first in the history of the games to be held outside a stadium.
The Paris Paralympics opening ceremony kicks off on Wednesday night, with thousands of athletes taking part in a parade through the French capital's iconic landmarks. An estimated 65,000 spectators will be watching the athletes from more than 180 countries march along the Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde before the competitions start on Thursday.
The contests will be spread across 18 venues and two weeks, with the closing ceremony set for 8 September. The Paralympics flame was lit last Saturday by British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London widely considered the birthplace of the Games. The flame then travelled to France under the English Channel for a four-day relay from Atlantic Ocean shores to Mediterranean beaches, from mountains in the Pyrenees to the Alps.
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