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paris is already one of the world's most—visited cities. but this year they're expecting around 15 million people during the competition. here at porte de la chapelle arena, it's the start of olympic and paralympic week. merci, monsieur. 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...

He—e—y! are you sure that winch is going to hold you? i guess so. yeah, we guess so, yeah. matthieu laughs. ifeel like phileas fogg. you are. look at that already, you can start to see the buildings appearing behind buildings. exactly. your view is getting further and further. yeah, yeah. oh, man! this is my first time up in a balloon, whether it's tethered or not. you've been doing it for 30 years. does it still feel exciting to you? yes, very much so. it is always different. so, ok, it's a lot of fun, but we're here for work, aren't we? there's readings to be taken. absolutely. we have a...

This is matthieu gobbi, and this is one of his company's giant helium balloons. here at andre—citroen park, they carry up to 1,000 tourists a day. we're going to fly and make some readings. is it safe? yeah, of course it's safe. the balloon is going up and it is connected to the ground with a cable, actioned by a winch. so perfectly safe, especially with this beautiful weather. ok, so we can come down again in the same spot, no problem? hopefully. that is music to my ears. can you help me up here, please? is that 0k? yeah, sure. thank you, matthieu. yep, you're welcome. you're ready for take...

This is matthieu gobbi, and this is one of his company's giant helium balloons. here at andre—citroen park, they carry up to 1,000 tourists a day. we're going to fly and make some readings. is it safe? yeah, of course it's safe. the balloon is going up and it is connected to the ground with a cable, actioned by a winch. so perfectly safe, especially with this beautiful weather. ok, so we can come down again in the same spot, no problem? hopefully. that is music to my ears. can you help me up here, please? is that 0k? yeah, sure. thank you, matthieu. yep, you're welcome. you're ready for take...

Hey, matthieu! how are you today, ca va? tres bien! this is matthieu gobbi, and this is one of his company's giant helium balloons. here at andre—citroen park, they carry up to 1,000 tourists a day. we're going to fly and make some readings. is it safe? yeah, of course it's safe. the balloon is going up and it is connected to the ground with a cable, actioned by a winch. so perfectly safe, especially with this beautiful weather. ok, so we can come down again in the same spot, no problem? hopefully. that is music to my ears. can you help me up here, please? is that 0k? yeah, sure. thank you, ...