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Paralympics: Athletes settle in to Olympic village after minor repairs
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8/22/2024
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Arriving in Paris for one of the major moments of their sporting careers, these British Paralympic
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athletes were met at the train station by volunteers, fans and of course the Olympic
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mascot. These competitors are hoping for more of the magical mood which took over the French
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capital during the Games.
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It was amazing, amazing crowds, a lot of support so I hope that everybody will be supporting
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us for the Paralympics. We need everybody to be there cheering us on and yeah it looks
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amazing.
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I'm a little bit nervous but very excited at the same time. I'm excited to see the village
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and our part of the city as well where we will be staying.
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Those apartments are in the Olympic village. 2,000 people have already moved in there ahead
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of the Paralympics. Foreign delegations and French athletes, many have applauded the facilities
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which have been designed to accommodate a range of disabilities.
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It's true that in terms of accessibility we had a few doubts but in the end we can
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get around just fine. The apartments are great, they all have rooms adapted for people with
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limited mobility, accessible showers, it's perfect.
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The apartments had already been used for the Olympic Games and just needed a few minor
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repairs before they were ready for use once again.
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We had a check and we did notice some damage in some of the apartments, mostly to the beds
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made of cardboard so we changed them but we had enough spare to replace them. It wasn't
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a problem.
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Situated in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, once it's full the village will house some
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9,000 people. After that it's set to evolve into its own neighbourhood on the outskirts
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of Paris.
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