He is undoubtedly one of the stars of these Paralympic Games. On August 28, Fabien Lamirault was one of the five people who lit the famous cauldron. With Nantenin Keita, Alexis Hanquinquant, Charles-Antoine Kouakou and Elodie Lorandi, the leader of para-table tennis was a must. And he did not fail to live up to his reputation. Bronze medalist in doubles with Julien Michaud, Fabien Lamirault will also be a medalist in singles. In the semi-final against the Czech Jiri Suchanek, he hopes to reach the MS2 final and retain his title obtained in Tokyo. Tetraplegic with four limbs, Fabien Lamirault has been using a wheelchair for a terrible road accident in 1998He was only 17 years old at the time and his life was turned upside down. “Life takes a big turn overnight. The first few weeks are not fun.”he told Ouest-France.
“Ping-pong is quite easy to get into”
“A neck brace blocks your broken neck while the bone graft takes hold. You can only stare at the ceiling… For a while, everything falls apart, you ask yourself a lot of questions and you have no answers. So you have to give yourself time to soak it all in.”remembered Fabien Lamirault. Fortunately, the athlete was surrounded by his family but also by healthcare staff “at the top”. And he managed to chase away his dark thoughts. For this, Fabien Lamirault also needed sport. And (…)
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