France, March 6 -- More than 600 para athletes will compete at the Gamesacross six sports - para alpine skiing, para biathlon, para cross-country skiing, para ice hockey, para snowboard and wheelchair curling - between 6 and 15 March.

Events in the wheelchair curling begin on Friday atthe CortinaCurling Olympic Stadium ahead of the opening ceremony at the Verona Arena, with the main competition opening on 7 March.

French para athletes will be aiming to build on their successes at Beijing 2022, where the team won seven golds among a haul of 12 medals.

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In terms of French hopes in Milano-Cortina, para alpine skierArthur Bauchet, dubbed "King Arthu...