In his brother’s footsteps. Table tennis player Lucas Didier hopes to imitate his brother Ugo, a medalist in para-swimming. The Frenchman qualified for the table tennis quarter-finals (MS9 category) on Tuesday, September 3, by dominating the Nigerian Wali Abiola Adesope 3 sets to 0. See you on Wednesday at 1 p.m. for his quarter-final. In goalball, the French team finished 7th in the competition with a 6-4 victory against Egypt. Follow the day’s events live.
Arnaud Assoumani too far from the podium. At the Stade de France, French long jumper Arnaud Assoumani did not collect any medals. He jumped 6.77 metres and took 5th place in a competition won by Cuban Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes with a jump of 7.41 metres. In the 100 metres (T13 category), French flag bearer Nantenin Keïta was eliminated in the heats. She should do better in the 400 metres.
Horse riding, fencing… Sports to watch on Tuesday. The dressage events, the only equestrian discipline at the Paralympics, took place in Versailles this morning. French rider Chiara Zenati finished in 5th place. In fencing, Clémence Delavoipière (at 1 p.m.) and Brianna Vidé (at 2:30 p.m.) are competing. In the men’s event, Ludovic Lemoine and Maxime Valet are aiming for a final in sabre. Table tennis, Thu Kamkasomphou begins her seventh Games at 1 p.m. At the end of the day, Charles-Antoine Kouakou, one of the last Paralympic torchbearers and reigning Paralympic champion in the 400 meters T20 will defend his title at 8:47 p.m. Find the program for the day.
Ugo Didier, Laurent Chardard and Alex Portal qualified in the pools. The first French gold medalist of these 2024 Games, Ugo Didier can aim for a double. He won his series (1’02″89) of the 100 meters backstroke. He will compete in the final this evening (5:37 p.m.).aurent Chardard (50 meters butterfly S6) finished second in his series and will compete in the final at 6 p.m. Alex Portal finished second in his series in 2’15″63 in the 200m medley SM13 and qualified for the final (7:40 p.m.).
A shower of medals in triathlon, a title retained in badminton. Monday was a fruitful day for the Tricolores. Aurélie Aubert gave France its first boccia title. And the harvest was generous in paratriathlon: Jules Ribstein won gold in the PTS2 category and Alexis Hanquinquant retained his title in the PTS4 category. Thibaut Rigaudeau and Antoine Perel left with silver and bronze in the PTVI category. Lucas Mazur completed this fine list of achievements by retaining his Paralympic title in badminton and Charles Noakes concluded by hanging around his neck the 11th French gold medal of these Games.
The Blues of blind football to save honor? Eliminated in all other team sports, the French are hanging on in blind football and wheelchair basketball. After a victory against China (1-0) and a defeat against Brazil (3-0), the Blues of blind football face Turkey for their last group match at 8:30 p.m. The winner of the match will qualify for the semi-finals. The French men’s wheelchair basketball team, for its part, faces the United States, at 9:30 p.m.
