Paris 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 1 - Yes We Chan
It's only Day 1 but it's full, full, full of wonderful things. Jackie Chan added some action hero authenticity to the start of the para taekwondo at the Grand Palais and he was there at the end to hand out medals and offer a big smiling hug to the competitors. Simple. Brilliant. How can we not love the Paralympics?
Chan time
Jackie Chan's an energetic one. He was out and about in central Paris and carried the flame just before the Paralympic opening ceremony. On Day 1 he was the Grand Palais for the taekwando kick off. By that we mean the start rather than a sudden death session to determine the winner. Chan then whizzed up to Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines to have a view of the cycling. But he was back at the Grand Palais in the evening. Chan's presence wasn't just showbiz. The 70-year-old studied a range of martial arts including taekwando during his rise to superstardom. He also boned up on hapkido, karate and judo and, as he showed in the film First Strike, he is a humble student in one of the most revered forms of self-defence - the ladder method.
Horsing around
Next step
Zeus's owners, Sanofi, say the horse will be put out to be studied. First at the company headquarters in Paris and then it will be donated to a museum. This is not a one trick pony.
Clip-clop
Wild stuff
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