The next leg of Olympic competition starts in Paris and offers a winning double: social inspiration and patriotism.
Seventeen days after the dazzling closing ceremony, Paris is well and truly ready for more Olympic glory.
To this end, para-athletes not only have the same hopes and dreams but also compete in the same spectacular Parisian stadiums and arenas, including the foot of the Eiffel Tower and the gardens of the Chateau de Versailles, that became familiar to Australian spectators and television viewers who watched the earlier competition.
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