By Yiming Woo PARIS (Reuters) - With just under a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, campaigners are worried would-be ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSPARIS - With just under a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, campaigners are worried would-be spectators using wheelchairs could feel left out of the Games as only a small number of metro stations are accessible without using stairs.
A metro ride from the historic Alexander III bridge, where triathlon swimming is due to take place, to the northern Porte de la Chapelle, hosting basketball and rhythmic gymnastics, takes 35 minutes. Transport for London on its website states that about a third of its Tube stations have step-free access. In Berlin, 83% of underground stations are accessible for wheelchair users, according to the operator.
The Paris 2024 organising committee expects 4,000 spectators using a wheelchair during the Summer Olympics, which start on July 26, followed by another 2,600 visitors in wheelchairs for the Paralympics one month later.
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