Cover image: Japan’s Koyo Iwabuchi during a table tennis match at the Paris Paralympic Games on September 3, 2024. Maja Smiejkowska / REUTERS
Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
What’s on today’s schedule? The first French riders in the running on Wednesday will be seen in road cycling at 8am. After their pursuit duel, Marie Patouillet and Heïdi Gaugain will meet again for the individual time trial (C5). Alexandre Léauté will start the individual time trial in the C2 category at 8:27am.
From 9 a.m., fencers Clémence Delavoipiere and Brianna Vide will enter the foil tournament (category A) under the nave of the Grand Palais.
Starting at 9:30 a.m., three Frenchmen will dive in to try to qualify for the swimming finals later in the day. Kylian Portal will compete in the 100m freestyle (S12) at 9:30 a.m., followed by Léane Morceau in the same distance (9:37 a.m.), then by Assya Maurin-Espiau in the 200m individual medley (SM14) at 9:54 a.m.
In table tennis, the Blues will also be playing a series of matches, starting with Maxime Thomas, who will play his quarter-final in the MS4 category at 10 a.m. Morgen Caillaud (10:45 a.m.), Flora Vautier (11:30 a.m.), Lucas Didier (1 p.m.), Lucas Creange (5 p.m.) and Clément Berthier (7 p.m.) will also be playing for a place in the last four – and therefore a guaranteed medal. Fabien Lamirault will play his semi-final (MS2) at 5 p.m.
In para-equestrian, you will have to follow Alexia Pittier and Vladimir Vinchon at 10 a.m., and Lisa Cez at 12:55 p.m. At noon, Alex Adelaïde will take part in the men’s para-weightlifting final (under 49 kg), and Axel Bourlon in the under 54 kg final (6:35 p.m.), when Tanguy de La Forest will make his return with rifle in hand in the mixed prone event qualification (SH2), alongside Justine Bève (12:30 p.m.). At 3:27 p.m., Guillaume Toucoullet will take part in his round of 16 in archery.
Finally, the athletics evening will be hosted by Dimitri Pavadé in the long jump (T64) at 8:29 p.m. and by Mandy François-Elie in the 100 m (T37) at 9:45 p.m.
Classification at the Paralympic Games? To understand everything about the different categories of disabled sports, click here
What is it about? The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which run until Sunday, September 8. The last edition took place in the summer of 2021 in Tokyo.
What time? Since Wednesday, August 28, Le Monde has been broadcasting live every morning to follow the latest news from the Games, right up until the closing ceremony.
To go further
The Paralympic Games calendar
Paralympic Games Results
The Paralympic Games medal table
A classification necessary to aim for fairness between athletes
2024 Paralympic Games: Competitive sports and their adaptation to different types of disabilities
Paralympic Games 2024: why there are no athletes with Down syndrome
The Seven Differences Between the Olympics and the Paralympics
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How Paralympic Athletes Train Their Minds
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