Show Notes
The Paris 2024 Olympics will finish on the 11th August and will immediately be followed by the mammoth task of resetting and rebranding the city for the World's second largest sporting event - the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Organized and hosted in PARALELL to the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games allows athletes who belong to 6 different disability groups to achieve sporting excellence and to inspire and excite the world.
Ireland has historically competed well at the Olympic Games, with many of our athletes becoming household names. Leading the team to Paris 2024 is Team Ireland Chef de Mission, Neasa Russell who joins me in this episode to fill me in on all things Team Ireland for the Paralympic Games.
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