Exhilarating sport is guaranteed even if scepticism remains about scheduling the Games at the end of Les Vacances
Plastered on the walls of every Métro station in Paris this week are adverts boasting some boundary-pushing Franglais. Alongside images of Paralympic athletes running, leaping and wheeling is a slogan directed at residents of the French capital. It reads: “Game [is not] over”.
For those unfamiliar with 1980s video arcade jargon, “game over” was the message that heralded the moment a machine ate your money. The grammatically tortuous “is not” has been overlaid by organisers of Paris 2024 to remind locals that the summer of sporting excellence will continue. The Paralympic Games begin on Wednesday night, and every Parisian is welcome.
Written by Paul MacInnes in Paris
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/27/paralympics-2024-paris-opening-ceremony under the title “‘A true fervour’: Organisers rally locals to get behind Paris 2024 Paralympics”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
