With the Paris opening ceremony only days away, the Paralympic Flame is lit in Stoke Mandeville, an English village widely considered the birthplace of the Games.
The Paralympic Flame was lit in Stoke Mandeville , considered the birthplace of the Games .Almost two weeks after the Paris Olympics came to an end, the spotlight is now on the Paralympic Games .
The competition was staged for a small group of wheelchair athletes who had sustained spinal injuries during World War II. At the time, suffering a spinal injury was considered a death sentence, and patients were discouraged from moving. Paris 2024 organising committee president Tony Estanguet said the French capital was "proud and excited" to host the 17th edition of the Paralympics.Inspired by an unshakable ethos set by long-time coach Harley Connolly, swimmer Lakeisha Patterson is determined to add to her Paralympic gold medal haul in Paris.
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