siblings – The little brother of swimmer Ugo Didier, triple medalist in these Paris Games, won a beautiful silver medal in table tennis on Saturday
At Porte de Versailles and La Défense Arena,
If it had been two seconds, the day would have been perfect for the Didier family. But Ugo, the swimmer, could not do better than 5th with his partners in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay, Saturday evening at the Arena in Nanterre, beaten by Brazil and the United States for bronze. His little brother Lucas, the table tennis player, had shown the way with a magnificent and unexpected silver medal a little earlier in the day.
“Only positive”
These Paralympic Games will still be more than successful for the brothers, because Ugo, 23 in a few days, had ensured the harvest before. He had been the first para athlete of the French delegation to adorn himself with gold thanks to his victory in the 400m freestyle (S9). He then went back on the box twice, in the 100m backstroke then the 200m medley, with a silver medal each time.
Still sad about this relay that did not live up to expectations, the eldest was nevertheless happy with the performance of the “little one”, whose semi-final and then final he had followed on TV. “First place was inaccessible, the step was too high. But I think he had a great time throughout his tournament, appreciates Ugo. He was able to pro(…) - 20minutes
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