“I’m going to make the most of it because it’s two more silver medals than in Tokyo,” he recalled on Wednesday on franceinfo. The four-time medalist hopes that para-athlete competitions like the “European, world or other championships” will be broadcast more.
Published on 04/09/2024 23:28
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“To take part in four races and come away with four medals was great, it was a great harvest that I’m proud of,” smiles on Wednesday September 4 on franceinfo the para-swimmer Alex Portal, 22 years old, who finishes the Paralympic Games with four medals around his neck: three silver and one bronze.
The French athlete says “really satisfied with these Games”. He assures to have “gave everything in each race” and not have “no regrets”. “I’m going to make the most of it because it’s two more silver medals than in Tokyo”he recalls. He had come to get the gold, he finishes “not far”, but she was “hard to get”he admits. “Every year I get closer but this year it wasn’t for me at these Games.”
Asked about the audience and the atmosphere, he assures that it was “impressive” et “motivating”He says he said to himself “straight away it was a pressure on the shoulders of [ses] opponents rather than on [lui]”. “I really experienced it as a strength,” he assures.
He is now waiting “a lot” of the Paralympic Games and beyond. “The French realize that it’s the same emotion, the same thrills.” He hopes that para-athlete competitions like the “European, world or other championships” will be broadcast more, “that TV and the media will be interested because we don’t dive into the pools once every four years”. “We hope that the ephemeral bubble of the Paralympic Games will have shown the way, now it is up to us to ensure that it is built,” he concludes.
