Sports fever is not over in the French capital, and is expected to be kicked into high gear with the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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00:00Thousands of athletes will descend on the French capital for the 2024 Paralympics,
00:07set to kick off on Wednesday.
00:094,400 Paralympians, some of which will be torchbearers,
00:14will compete in 23 disciplines, spanning wheelchair rugby to para-athletics.
00:20I've always watched the games, I've dreamt,
00:23and to be able to carry the flame, it was huge,
00:26to be able to share this value of resilience, overcoming oneself.
00:2912 torchers will travel through 12 French towns before the start of the games,
00:34giving sports fans a taste of what's to come.
00:37The Paralympic flame is essential to me,
00:40so I said to myself, we absolutely have to go today.
00:44Other spectators witnessed the magic of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
00:50and have come back for more.
00:53I had the chance to go to the Olympic Games in Paris,
00:56and now I want to fully experience the Paralympic Games.
01:00It gives me the same energy and I hope to find the same joy and enthusiasm.
01:04French authorities have ramped up security at the Paralympic village,
01:08but a pair of Australian archers are not worried.
01:11I'm focused on the competition, I let the government of France worry about that.
01:16We're lucky, if they come in and try it on us, we've got archery gear,
01:19so we're pretty well protected.
01:21Roughly 43,000 security personnel are on site
01:25to ensure that athletes can safely go for gold.