As of: 31.08.2024 00:01
What will be important on Saturday, August 31st at the Paralympic Games in Paris? The highlights of the day at a glance.
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From 9.30 am – Para-swimming, 15 finals
Maike Naomi Schwarz is the first German to enter the pool in her heat of the 100 m backstroke (S12/9.38 a.m.) and wants to make it to the final in the evening (5.37 p.m., live stream on sportschau.de). Mira Jeanne Maack is making her Paralympics debut in Paris. Will the 20-year-old Berliner make it to the final of the 100 m backstroke (S8/6.06 p.m.)?
From 10.00 am – Para-athletics, 18 finals
The next 18 decisions will be made in the Stade de France. Wheelchair racing athlete Merle Menje is one of the medal candidates in the 5,000 m final in the T54 starting class (10:36 a.m., live on Das Erste and on sportschau.de). The 20-year-old from Mainz won silver at the World Championships in Japan in May.
In the evening (8.34 p.m., live stream on sportschau.de), all eyes will be on the duel between world champion Léon Schäfer and the new world record holder Joel de Jong in the long jump for prosthetic athletes. The Dutchman jumped 7.67 m in Leverkusen at the beginning of July and smashed Schäfer’s old record (7.25 m).
Jule Roß will also be taking part in the final over 400 metres (T47/9.19 p.m.), Nicole Nicoleitzik will start in the preliminary round over 200 metres (T36) at 9.50 p.m.
From 10.00 am – Para-cycling, track, 4 finals
Athletics, triathlon – and now cycling. Maike Hausberger is aiming for her first Paralympics medal in the Velodrome. The woman from the Palatinate is already world champion on the road and track (scratch). Now she thinks she has a chance in the 500 m time trial in the C1-3 starting class. The qualification is at 10 a.m., the final begins at 1:35 p.m. (live on Das Erste and on sportschau.de). Also to be seen in the Vélodrome National: Pierre Senska in the 1000 m time trial (C1-3, qualification at 10:19 a.m., final at 2:02 p.m.).
11.30 a.m. – Wheelchair rugby, preliminary round: Germany – USA
Last preliminary round match for the German rugby team. Opponent USA won the silver medal in Tokyo, but lost on Thursday to Japan, who are leading the table in Group A with two wins. The team of national coach Christoph Werner needs as big a win as possible and help from the Japanese in the match against Canada to make it through (11.30 a.m., live on Das Erste and on sportschau.de).
From 12 noon – Wheelchair tennis, women, 1st round
The singles players are starting the Paralympic tournament in Roland Garros. The only German player is Katharina Krüger, who has been dealt the toughest possible draw at the start. Her opponent Daniele de Groot is a record winner with 23 titles at Grand Slam tournaments, having won all of the last 15. The fifth Paralympics could end quickly for the 34-year-old Berliner Krüger. The match is the first on Court Suzanne Lenglen and begins at 12:00 p.m.
From 2 p.m. – Para table tennis, doubles (M)
Thomas Schmidberger already has six Paralympic medals to his name – he wants to add to his tally in the Arena Paris Sud. In the doubles with Tokyo winner Valentin Baus, he will face the Chinese Ningning Cao and superstar Panfeng Feng, who has already won seven gold medals at the Paralympics, in the final of the sitting starting class MD8 (2 p.m., live on Das Erste and on sportschau.de).
From 3.30 p.m. – Para-archery, individual (F)
The archers will duel for the medals in the Esplanade des Invalides. The round of 16 will begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Bronze will be decided from 7:43 p.m., gold from 8:00 p.m. There is no German competitor, but the sport traditionally attracts attention – this year mainly because of 17-year-old Indian Sheetal Devi, who is the only woman who shoots without arms and holds the bow with her foot.
9.30 p.m. – Wheelchair basketball, preliminary round: Germany – France (M)
Second preliminary round match for the German wheelchair basketball players: In the Bercy Arena, the team led by captain Thomas Böhme will face hosts France (live stream on sportschau.de). After the opening defeat against Great Britain, Germany wants to gain a better starting position for the quarter-finals with a win. All eight participating teams survive the group phase.
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