Paralympic blind football champion Gaël Rivière was named president of the French Disabled Sports Federation this Saturday in Paris. The Federation indicates in a press release that its candidacy has “was approved at 87.93%”.
Recent Paralympic blind football champion Gaël Rivière was named president of the French Disabled Sports Federation for the next four years on Saturday in Paris. Gaël Rivière, 34, succeeds Guislaine Westelynck, his candidacy proposed by the new steering committee having “was approved at 87.93%”specifies the Federation in a press release. A native of Reunion, the French international, also a lawyer, was a Paralympic silver medalist with the Blues in London-2012 before a memorable coronation in Paris this summer, beating Argentina (1-1, 3 tab 2) on penalties at the Stade de la Tour Eiffel. He is also a three-time European champion. “This summer, on the grounds of the Stade Tour Eiffel, at the time of our Paralympic coronation in blind football, what I heard was that disabled sports could create a strong dynamic. Our federation can be the beacon that guides and enlightens”reacted Gaël Rivière after his election.
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