In the eye of Libé
published on September 5, 2024 at 5:08 p.m.
The public cheers for French cyclists Marie Patouillet and Heidi Gaugain on August 30.
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Near La Défense Arena, on August 29 in Nanterre, where the para-swimming competitions are held.
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Young fans among the 8,000 supporters present await the arrival of multi-world champion taekwondo player Bopha Kong, before his lost quarter-final at the Grand Palais on August 29.
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Zakia Khudadadi’s victory fight, which brought the first medal in the young history of the Refugee Paralympic Team, on August 29 at the Grand Palais. The taekwondo athlete dedicated her bronze medal to “all the women in Afghanistan.”
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More than a hundred people made the trip from Saint-Caradec, a town in Côtes-d’Armor where Alexandre Léauté is from, to support the paracyclist who won the gold medal in the track pursuit on August 30 at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome.
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Blind football, whose events are held at the Arena Paris Sud, requires absolute silence, because the players (with the exception of the goalkeepers) are blind and find their way in particular by the sound of the ball with bells and the instructions of the coaches and goalkeepers.
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A supporter on August 31 in front of a match of the French goalball team, a sport at the crossroads of handball, bowling and dodgeball, played by people with visual impairments.
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Blind or partially sighted spectators can follow the goalball match thanks to “vision pads”, which allow them to feel the movement of the ball by touch.
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Supporters of the Iranian men’s goalball team, which will face Brazil on August 31.
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The close Brazil-Iran goalball duel on August 31 ended with a score of 7 to 7.
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French flag bearer Alexis Hanquinquant is cheered by fans as he wins the gold medal in the PTS4 triathlon category on September 2.
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Gold medalist Charles Noakes enjoys his celebration at Club France in Parc de la Villette, Paris, on September 3.
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In the audience at Club France, Sabine (53 years old) came with her son Léo (21 years old), a sports enthusiast who plays football, tennis and karate.
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Méril Loquette sitting on the lap of his French para-badminton team mate Thomas Jakobs, at Club France on September 3.
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