British athletes light Paralympic flame in Stoke Mandeville

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British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan light Paralympic flame. The flame was kindled in the village of Stoke Mandeville in England before beginning its journey to Paris. The Paralympic Games are set to start in the French capital next week and will end on 8 September. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00As you can see, Helene and Gregor are carrying sparks of flames which, well they will be in a second,

00:06which will have their origins here at the Stoke Mandeville and will shortly create the Paralympic flame.

00:14Helene and Gregor, please light the flame and create the Paralympic flame.

00:22Round of applause please guys.

00:24Amazing.

00:32So now that we have the Paralympic flame, it's now time to pass it on to Paris 2024,

00:38ahead of the start of the Paralympic torch relay.

00:44I'd like now to invite Helene and Gregor to take the Paris 2024 Paralympic torch and gather the flame.

00:54It's coming.

01:20Amazing.

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