and this morning, one of the city's most iconic monuments has been adorned with the olympic rings to mark the event. that is it to this morning. you can just about see them, can't you? just on the first level. the parisians are excited, it's drawn a crowd. it's a stunning, i don't think it will top london 2012 but i am slightly biased. and a nice day, blue skies. not sure if it is chilly. a good morning here in salford but a little bit cold. the sun always shines in salford! 50 days till the olympics, only 30 until the summer solstice. but it feels like spring at the moment, nice in the sunshine but pretty cold out of it. that continues the next
i bet none of these kids have played sitting volleyball before. i mean, i never played wheelchair rugby before my injury. it's been a while since i captained team gb at london 2012, and i'm here to meet another former athlete. hey! hello, steve! how are you? are you well? ludivine won 12 medals for swimming. it's just my second moment in english since my life. no! yes, it is, so... well, you're doing very well. she's now the head of paralympic integration at this year's games. it's a very amazing opportunity. my name of myjob is how i can integrate the olympic and paralympic competitions. like two parts of the same competition. yes. and is there a sense of transformation in paris? do you think there's been a change in the understanding of disability? i'm sure. i'm certain of that.
more than 4,000 children have gathered to try their hand at a range of activities, including para sports. i bet none of these kids have played sitting volleyball before. i mean, i never played wheelchair rugby before my injury. it's been a while since i captained team gb at london 2012, and i'm here to meet another former athlete. hey! hello, steve! how are you? are you well? ludivine won 12 medals for swimming. it's just my second moment in english since my life. no! yes, it is, so... well, you're doing very well. she's now the head of paralympic integration at this year's games. it's a very amazing opportunity. my name of myjob is how i can integrate the olympic and paralympic competition. like two parts of the same competition. yes. and is there a sense
wheelchair rugby before my injury. it's been a while since i captained team gb at london 2012, and i'm here to meet another former athlete. hey! hello, steve! how are you? are you well? ludivine won 12 medals for swimming. it's just my second moment in english since my life. no! yes, it is, so... well, you're doing very well. she's now the head of paralympic integration at this year's games. it's a very amazing opportunity. my name of myjob is how i can integrate the olympic and paralympic competition. like two parts of the same competition. yes. and is there a sense of transformation in paris? do you think there's been a change in the understanding of disability? i'm sure. i'm certain of that. we progress on the children understanding of the disability and the para sport. well, like today, for me,
rugby before my injury. it's been a while since i captained team gb at london 2012, and i'm here to meet another former athlete. hey! hello, steve! how are you? are you well? ludivine won 12 medals for swimming. it's just my second moment in english since my life. no! yes, it is, so... well, you're doing very well. she's now the head of paralympic integration at this year's games. it's a very amazing opportunity. the name of myjob is how i can integrate the olympic and paralympic competition. like two parts of the same competition. yes. and is there a sense of transformation in paris? do you think there's been a change in the understanding of disability? i'm sure. i'm certain of that. we progress on the children understanding of the disability and the para sport.
sitting volleyball before. i mean, i never played wheelchair rugby before my injury. it's been a while since i captained team gb at london 2012, and i'm here to meet another former athlete. hey! hello, steve! how are you? are you well? ludivine won 12 medals for swimming. it's just my second moment in english since my life. no! yes, it is, so... well, you're doing very well. she's now the head of paralympic integration at this year's games. it's a very amazing opportunity. the name of myjob is how i can integrate the olympic and paralympic competition. like two parts of the same competition. yes. and is there a sense of transformation in paris? do you think there's been a change in the understanding of disability? i'm sure. i'm certain of that.
their social impact programmes, and then we find this situation where then we find this situation where the ministerial post is downgraded, and i think the feedback i am getting is that people feeljust genuinely disappointed that is not seen as a priority that the voice of disabled people is heard, whether thatis disabled people is heard, whether that is in education, employment, health outcomes, social inclusion, financial independence, in all walks of life. 5? financial independence, in all walks of life. , , financial independence, in all walks oflife. , ., of life. 57 sporting bodies have sinned of life. 57 sporting bodies have signed this _ of life. 57 sporting bodies have signed this open _ of life. 57 sporting bodies have signed this open letter- of life. 57 sporting bodies have signed this open letter to i of life. 57 sporting bodies have signed this open letter to the i signed this open letter to the government. what have the individual sporting associations been saying to you? sporting associations been saying to ou? , , ., ., sporting associations been saying to ou? i... ., you? they share our disappointment. the share you? they share our disappointment. they share our _ you? they share our disappointment. they share our concern. _ you? they share our disappointment. they share our concern. as _ you? they share our disappointment. they share our concern. as i - you? they share our disappointment. they share our concern. as i said, i they share our concern. as i said, the wonderful thing about this sporting community in this country, very much off the back of london 2012 and the progress you alluded to it that we have made, have fantastic approaches towards sport, sport inclusion, greater access to activity, and all of them have their own programmes and are working hard every day, and in fact we all
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following the games. what do ou think following the games. what do you think the _ following the games. what do you think the thinking - following the games. what do you think the thinking was - you think the thinking was behind lb mh being named a premium sponsor of the tory 24 paris olympics? was at a mutually beneficial relationship? mutually beneficial relationshi - ? , , mutually beneficial relationshi? , �*, relationship? definitely, it's the brands _ relationship? definitely, it's the brands helping - relationship? definitely, it's the brands helping paris - relationship? definitely, it's. the brands helping paris shine, it's paris on the world stage, showcasing the best of france. but i also think the olympics brand benefits from having those luxury brands actually supported. $5 those luxury brands actually supported-— those luxury brands actually su--orted. �* , , ., supported. as the designer of the london — supported. as the designer of the london 2012 _ supported. as the designer of the london 2012 olympic- supported. as the designer of - the london 2012 olympic mascot, i think it was described as a winlock character — that's the one on people's screens on the white to comment on the left of the screens, and on the right that we are looking at now is actually the paris 2024 mascot — it's essentially a red hat that you wear as a symbol of freedom. what is the process
you went through in coming up with the one on the left at the london 2012 mascot? irate with the one on the left at the london 2012 mascot? we actually created two _ london 2012 mascot? we actually created two mascots, _ london 2012 mascot? we actually created two mascots, one - london 2012 mascot? we actually created two mascots, one for- created two mascots, one for the olympics and paralympics. but we looked into the history of mascots and they weren't that inspired, normally they take an animal related to that country and dress it up, so america had an eagle, we had a different approach back in 2012 because we wanted to engage more young people, and ultimately that's what the mascots are about.- ultimately that's what the mascots are about. and what do ou think mascots are about. and what do you think about _ mascots are about. and what do you think about the _ mascots are about. and what do you think about the paris - you think about the paris effort, the red hat there which has a history of being worn as a symbol of freedom? i has a history of being worn as a symbol of freedom?- a symbol of freedom? i think that's the _ a symbol of freedom? i think that's the point, _ a symbol of freedom? i think that's the point, it _ a symbol of freedom? i think that's the point, it is - that's the point, it is instilling good moral values, a good story. with that story of liberation and freedom, they have good narrative there. it’s have good narrative there. it's very french — have good narrative there. it's very french to _ have good narrative there. it's very french to choose an idea than an animal, do you think it works? i