hour. now on bbc news, the travel show. on a sunny day, a ride around paris takes some beating, that s for sure. france s capital is transforming. in a few weeks time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. so this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. still looks like they ve got lots of work to do on it. the organisers of this year s competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. i m steve brown and i m here to find out how paris is changing. from the suburbs. you can see it s really quite busy. there s so much hustle and bustle. ..to the seine. beautiful. ..and up into the sky. it s 2024 and this is paris. 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
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! 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 t
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Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore. Trading in Bitcoin Futures that debuts on the cbo e. We find out what it might mean to the price of the currency. AsiaS Central Bank will let follow suit . Hello and welcome to Asia Business report. Us Options Exchange has kicked off trading in the com futures ahead of its rival cm e. The currencys value has rocketed from less than 1000 to more than 17,000 on friday and the ability to trade in the coin futures has given more legitimacy to the currency but will it affect its value . It is now trading at around 15,000. We have been seeing it trade for a couple of hours and at the price has been seesawing but these huge gains make us feel we wish we bought . It is either side of the debate. A lot of people feeling envious today and the entire time bitcoin has been going up, from potential investors of the fear of missing out but, at the same time, some real concerns are that this crypto currency. Does it have anything backi