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The Paris Paralympics closed on Sunday with chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet saying the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”.
“This summer when people talked to each other, this summer when France was happy,” said the former Olympic canoeist, referring to how France had been left deeply divided by snap elections just weeks before the Olympics opened. Despite initial fears about ticket sales, the Paralympics took place in mainly full stadiums, benefiting from the feelgood factor from the highly successful Olympics which ended on August 11.The action in Paris, the organisation and the gender parity of the competitors had set new standards for the Paralympics, he said.
Early in the morning, Catherine Debrunner propelled her racing wheelchair through the autumnal chill in the streets of Paris to win the women’s marathon.
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