Paralympics offically begin with opening ceremony
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The Paralympics have officially begun with an opening ceremony in Paris this morning and New Zealand's first athletes will be in action in cycling and badminton tonight. Getting to any pinnacle event isn't always a straight forward process and for some of New Zealand's 25 representatives in France their journey to the Paralympics has been a bumpy one, sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Anna Thomas.
