Paralympics kicks off in Paris with special opening ceremony from Place de Concorde

Paralympics kicks off in Paris with special opening ceremony from Place de Concorde.

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00:00The Paralympics kicks off today in Paris, after an epic opening ceremony last night.

00:07Very much like the Olympic ceremony which was held on the River Seine,

00:11last night it was the Place de Concorde where the opening ceremony was held.

00:16So for the first time, both ceremonies haven't been held at the main stadium.

00:21People online, especially disability bloggers, have been saying how powerful and emotive last night's ceremony was.

00:29It was all about bodies and seeing so many different bodies moving in different ways and dancing together.

00:36They said that it was very, very emotional.

00:39We're likely to see 10 to 11 days of jam-packed action.