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France’s Macron tries wheelchair basketball

By Reuters
09 October 2023   |   4:18 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron joined para athletes for a game of wheelchair basketball in Paris on Sunday, the eve of tickets going on sale for next year's Paralympic games.

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