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Added on the 30/11/2021 20:13:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A procession carrying the ceremonial coffin of French icon Josephine Baker makes its way to the Pantheon, in Paris, before the Pantheonisation of the music-hall artist, resistance fighter and anti-racist activist. Baker is the first black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures, nearly half a century after her death. IMAGES
A final fireworks display marks the end of the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at the Stade de France. IMAGES
Paralympic cauldron is extinguished to mark end of Paris Games. IMAGES
The same cauldron that was used for the Olympics lights up the night sky above the Tuileries Gardens at the end of the 2024 Paris Paralympics opening ceremony. The cauldron immediately rose into the sky after it was lit by five French Paralympians including track athlete Nantenin Keita and triathlete Alexis Hanquinquant. IMAGES
The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics get underway in the centre of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of intense competition. IMAGES