The step was too high. The young Ksenia Chasteau, 18, was eliminated in the second round of the Paralympic wheelchair tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Monday, September 2. Facing the Japanese, Yui Kamiji, seeded number 2, the Frenchwoman resisted in the first set, lost in the tie-break (7/4), before exploding in the second set. She lost in two sets 7-6, 6-0 in 1h26. Follow our live.
Fireworks of medals for the French paratriathlon. Jules Ribstein opened the fine French harvest by winning Paralympic gold in the PTS2 category, reserved for severe physical disabilities. Alexis Hanquinquant retained his Olympic title, obtained in Tokyo in 2021 in the PTS4 category. Finally, Thibaut Rigaudeau and Antoine Perel left with silver and bronze in the PTVI category, open to athletes with visual impairments.
A title in boccia and a medal in badminton. The French pair Lucas Mazur-Faustine Noël won bronze in parabadminton (category SL3-SU5) by dominating the Thai pair Siripong Teamarrom-Nipada Seansupa in two sets, Monday, September 2. A good omen for Lucas Mazur who will compete in the final in the SL4 category later in the day. Aurélie Aubert became Paralympic boccia champion. Discover the full program of the French.
Mixed results in table tennis, disappointment in swimming. Nicolas Savant-Aira qualified for the quarter-finals in table tennis by dominating Argentina’s Elias Romero in three sets on Monday. He will face Norwegian Tommy Urhaug for a place in the last four at 8 p.m. Julien Michaud was eliminated in the round of 16, as was Sylvain Noël. In para-swimming, Hector Denayer, silver medallist in the 100 m breaststroke, and Olympic champion in the 400 m freestyle Ugo Didier were eliminated in the heats of the 50 m freestyle (category S9).
Three titles for the Blues on Sunday. The French team had a great day. Tanguy de La Forest won gold in the 10m prone rifle shooting. Already a silver medalist in the track cycling time trial, Marie Patouillet took gold in the individual pursuit for the last race of her career on the track. Swimmer Emeline Pierre achieved the feat by winning the 100m freestyle.
Team sports to follow. In goalball, the French men’s team will attempt to qualify for the semi-finals, against China, starting at 5:45 p.m. In wheelchair basketball, the French men’s team will face Great Britain at 7:15 p.m. After two defeats, the sitting volleyball players will want to finish on a high note, starting at 8 p.m., against Bosnia-Herzegovina, who have already qualified. Finally, in a prestigious match at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the Blues of blind football will face Brazil, the reigning Olympic champion, starting at 8:30 p.m.
