جاري تحويل المواقع الأولمبية لاستضافة الألعاب البارالمبية • فرانس 24
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00:00At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, there is no more encouragement from supporters,
00:04nor from beachvolley matches.
00:07But workers in the middle of the construction site, mobilized from the end of the competition.
00:12In a few days, the Eiffel Tower Stadium will host the C6 Football competitions.
00:16Between these two disciplines, some modifications are necessary, like this new floor.
00:23We decided not to remove the sand from the beachvolley,
00:27because it represented 400 tons of sand to be removed,
00:30which was very complicated in terms of the timing that we have at our disposal.
00:33So the first step was to cover this beachvolley.
00:36While waiting for September 1st and the first match of C6 Football,
00:44a little demonstration from our colleague Matteo.
00:50With more or less success.
00:53It's as we imagine it. It's super complicated.
00:59The discipline is similar to that of the Valides, with a few amendments.
01:05It's football for visually impaired people.
01:07We play 5 against 5, with a goalkeeper and 4 blind players.
01:10The players have masks, because some of them have some light perceptions.
01:14And then you have a lot of adaptations, like the sound ball,
01:18which allows the players to spot it when it moves.
01:21Another site in transformation, the Arena Paris-Sud.
01:25Before there was volleyball, now it's boccia.
01:29A sport similar to the pétanque.
01:33In the stands, the places have been divided by two, and the field has been completely redeveloped.
01:39The competition area has been widened for boccia.
01:42So on three sides, the competition area is bigger,
01:46because the technical tables, where the officials and referees are placed,
01:51will now be placed on the competition area.
01:54The competitions start next Thursday.
01:56Athletes should start training here as early as this week.