STORY: The event was organized by the city of Paris and the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, on the eve of the opening of the ticket office for the Paralympic Games.Macron also played para table tennis and greeted some of the para athletes who qualified for next year's competitions."Today we want Paralympic sport to be considered for what it is - performance - just like Olympic sport," said para rowing athlete Perle Bouge.