The Paralympic Games began on August 28 with great ambition for the French.
Twenty-two para sports are on the Paralympic Games programme for a total of 549 events, spread over 269 sessions. The Paralympic events take place on the same sites as the Olympic events. As with the Olympic Games, the medal target for France is very high.The ambition is the Top 8, to get France into the Top 8 of the Paralympic nations”announced on Monday, August 12, at the microphone of franceinfothe president of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF), Marie-Amélie Le Fur. A very ambitious ranking that the French delegation has not achieved since Sydney in 2000 (7th, with 86 awards, including 30 gold). “The goal will be to get 20 gold medals, that’s what will count.”
Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony
Discover the best images of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games which took place in the open air between the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde.
The complete program
Find the complete details of the Paralympic Games calendar, day by day with all the events and finals that will award the medals.
The medal table
Three years ago in Japan, France finished 14th with 55 medals, including 11 gold, 15 silver and 29 bronze. The top three countries in the Tokyo Paralympic Games rankings were: China (207 medals, including 96 gold), Great Britain (124 medals, 41 gold) and the United States (104 medals, 37 gold).
Paralympic sports
Discover a focus on all the sports of the Paralympic Games with the rules, classification and program of events.
Learn more about the Paralympic Games
Find out all the additional information for the Paralympic Games. Meaning of the logo, classification of disabilities, list of competition sites.
The athletes
Para Athletics
- Timothy ADOLPH (T11)
- Gloria AGBLEMAGNON (F20)
- Arnaud ASSOUMANI (T47)
- Valentin BERTRAND (T37)
- Manon GENEST (T37)
- Nantenin KEITA (T13)
- Charles-Antoine KOUAKOU (T20)
- Gauthier MAKUNDA Treasure (T11)
- Badr TOUZI (F63)
- Pierre FAIRBANK T53
- Soane Luka MEISSONNIER F20
- Delya BOULAGHLEM T11
- Harold ACHI-YAO T11
- Delya BOULAGHLEM T11
- Renaud CLERC T37
- Lola DESFEUILLET T38
- Alexandre DIPOKO-EWANE T47
- Pierre FAIRBANK T53
- Mandy FRANCOIS-ELIE T37
- Rosario GANGLOFF MURCIA T12
- Gilles GANGLOFF T12
- Mathieu LEROUX T12
- Dimitri JOZWICKI T38
- Vitolio KAVAKAVA F57
- Angelina LANZA T46
- Marie N’GOUSSOU T46
- Alexandra NOUCHET F63
- Sofia PACE T63
- Dimitri PAVADE T64
- Antoine PRAUD T46
- Félicien SIAPO T44
- Laure USTARITZ T37
Para Rowing
- Nathalie BENOIT PR1 W1xRC
- Alexis SANCHEZ PR1 M1xAS
- Pearl BOUGE PR2 Mix2x
- Benjamin DAVIET PR2 Mix2x
- Laurent CADOT PR3 Mix2x
- Guylaine MARCHAND PR3 Mix2x
- Gregoire BIREAU PR3 Mix4+
- Margot BOULET PR3 Mix4+
- Candyce CHAFA PR3 Mix4+
- Remy TARANTO PR3 Mix4+
- Emilie ACQUISTAPACE Mix4+ (helmsman)
Para Badminton
- Lucas MAZUR (SL4)
- Faustine NOEL (SL4)
- Thomas JAKOBS (WH2)
- David TOUPE (WH1)
- Charles NOAKES (SH6)
- Maud LEFORT (SU5)
- Meril LOQUETTE (SU5)
- Milena SURREAU (SL4)
Basket chair
- Rémi BAYLE Basketball 2.5 pts
- Christophe CARLIER 3 pts
- Audrey CAYOL 1.5 pts
- Jérôme DURAN 2 pts
- Ibrahim GUIRASSY 1 pt
- Louis HARDOUIN 2.5 pts
- Nicolas JOUANSERRE 4.5
- Jérôme LAURERI 1 pt
- Jordan LUCE 4.5 pts
- Sofyane MEHIAOUI 3 pts
- Alexis RAMONET 4 pts
- Mamady TRAORE 4 pts
Boccia
- Aurélie AUBERT BC1
- Claudine LLOP BC3
- Aurelien FABRE BC2
- Sonia HECKEL BC3
- Florent BRACHET BC3
- Fayçal MEGUENNI BC2
- Jules MENARD BC3
- Christophe MENARD BC3
Para Canoe-Kayak
- Abel ABER Pirogue (VL3)
- Nélia BARBOSA (KL3)
- Remy BOULLE (KL1)
- Eléa CHARVET (Pirogue VL3)
Para Cycling
- Mathieu BOSREDON H3
- Anne-Sophie CENTIS B
- Elie DE CARVALHO B
- Dorian FOULON C5
- Joseph FRITSCH H4
- Heidi GAUGAIN C5
- Florian JOUANNY H2
- Alexandre LEAUTE C2
- Kevin LE CUNFF C4
- Gatien LE ROUSSEAU C4
- Alexandre LLOVERAS B
- Marie PATOUILLET C5
- Loïc VERGNAUD H5
- Anaïs VINCENT H3
- Thomas PEYROTON-DARTET C5
- Johan QUAILE H3
Para Horse Riding
- Lisa CEZ Grade V
- Alexia PITTIER Grade IV
- Vladimir VINCHON Grade IV
- Chiara ZENATI Grade III
Wheelchair fencing
- Clémence DELAVOIPIERE Category A
- Cécile DEMAUDE Category B
- Ludovic LEMOINE Category A
- Yohan PETER Category B
- Damien TOKATLIAN Category A
- Maxime VALET Category B
- Brianna VIDE Category A
- Hakim AREZKI B1
- Martin BARON
- Alessandro BARTOLOMUCCI Goalkeeper
- Benoit CHEVREAU DE MONTLEHU Goalkeeper
- Tidiane DIAKITE
- Mickaël MIGUEZ
- Babacar NIANG
- Gael RIVIERE
- Frederic VILLEROUX
- Khalifa YOUME
Goalball
- Adelia AJAMI Women’s Goalball (FFH) B3
- Melda ALHAN Women’s Goalball (FFH) B2
- Jahmali BERQUIER Women’s Goalball (FFH) B2
- Coralie GONZALEZ Women’s Goalball (FFH) B1
- Gwendoline MATOS Women’s Goalball (FFH) B2
- Loïse RONDEPIERRE Women’s Goalball (FFH) B3
- Nabil BAICH Men’s Goalball (FFH) B3
- Kada BOUALIA Men’s Goalball (FFH) B2
- Ambroise DAUDIN Men’s Goalball (FFH) B3
- Haris NEIMARLJIA Men’s Goalball (FFH) B1
- Elias OUNI Goalball B3
- Thomas RAMOS-MARTINS B2
Para Weightlifting – Powerlifting
- Alex ADELAIDE -49 kg
- Rafik ARABAT -97 kg
- Axel BOURLON -54 kg
- Souhad GHAZOUANI -67 kg
For Judo
- Jason GRANDRY +90Kg
- Cyril JONARD -90Kg
- Helios LATCHOUMANAYA -90Kg
- Prescillia LÉZÉ +70Kg
- Sandrine MARTINET -48Kg
- Nathan PETIT -73Kg
- Armindo RODRIGUES -73Kg
- Anatole RUBIN -60kg
- Nacer ZORGANI +90Kg
Para Swimming
- Laurent CHARDARD (S6)
- Ugo DIDIER (S9)
- Alex PORTAL (S13)
- Hector DENAYER S9
- Assya MAURIN-ESPIAU S14
- Dimitri GRANJUX S4
- Elodie LORANDI S10
- Leane MORCEAU
- Agathe PAULI S9
- Emeline PIERRE S10
- Kylian PORTAL S12
- Anaëlle ROULET S10
- Solène SACHE S5
- David SMETANINE S4
Wheelchair rugby (mixed)
- Tristan BARFERTY 2.5 pts
- Adrien CHALMIN 0.5 pt
- Jordan DUCRET 1.0 pt
- Jonathan HIVERNAT 3.0 pts
- Rodolphe JARLAN 2.5 pts
- Corentin LE GUEN 0.5 pt
- Brice MAUREL 2.5 pts
- Cedric NANKIN 1.5 pt
- Ryadh SALLEM 3.5 pts
- Matthieu THIRIET 1.5 pt
- Nicolas VALENTIM 2.0 pts
- Sébastien VERDIN 3.0 pts
For Taekwondo
- Sophie CAVERZAN K44 -57kg
- Djelika DIALLO K44 -65kg
- Bopha KONG K44 -58kg
For Table Tennis
- Thu KAMKASOMPHOU (Class 8)
- Fabien LAMIRAULT (Class 2)
- Florian MERRIEN (Class 3)
- Maxime THOMAS (Class 4)
- Esteban HERRAULT (Class 6)
- Stéphane MESSI (Class 7)
- Kevin DOURBECKER (Class 7)
- Clément BERTHIER (Class 8)
- Thomas BOUVAIS (Class 8)
- Lucas DIDIER (Class 9)
- Matéo BOHEAS (Class 10)
- Alexandra SAINT-PIERRE (Class 5)
- Léa FERNEY (Class 11)
- Lucas Edouard CREANGE (Class 11)
- Julien MICHAUD (Class 2)
- Flora VAUTIER (Class 4)
- Emeric MARTIN (Class 4)
- Morgen CAILLAUD (Class 6)
- Nicolas SAVANT-AIRA (Class 5)
- Lucie HAUTIERE (Class 8)
- Sylvain NOËL (Class 3)
Wheelchair tennis
- Frédéric CATTANÉO
- Ksenia CHASTEAU
- Pauline DÉROULEDE
- Charlotte FAIRBANK
- Stephane HOUDET
- Guilhem LAGET
- Gaëtan MENGUY
- Emmanuelle MÖRCH
Para Archery
- Julie RIGAULT-CHUPIN (Open compound bow)
- Guillaume TOUCOULLET (Open classic bow)
- Maxime GUERIN (Open compound bow)
- Aziza BENHAMI (Open classic bow)
- Thierry JOUSSAUME (Open compound bow)
- Damien LETULLE (Category W1)
Para Shooting
- Justine BEVE SH2
- Tanguy DE LA FOREST SH2
- Gaëlle EDON SH1
- Cedric FEVRE-CHEVALIER SH1
- Pierre GUILLAUME-SAGE SH2
- Kevin LIOT SH2
- Jean-Louis MICHAUD SH1
- Romain RAMALINGOM-SELLEMOUTOU SH1
- Didier RICHARD SH1
Para Triathlon
- Pierre-Antoine BAELE PTS4
- Gregory BERTHON PTS4
- Heloise COURVOISIER PTVI
- Anne HENRIET PTVI
- Annouck CURZILLAT PTVI
- Julie MORANO PTVI
- Cedric DENUZIÈRE PTS3
- Mona FRANCIS PTWC
- Alexis HANQUINQUANT PTS4
- Michael HERTER PTS3
- Gwladys LEMOUSSU PTS5
- Elise MARC PTS4
- Louis NOËL PTWC
- Antoine PEREL PTVI
- Yohan LE BERRE PTVI
- Jules RIBSTEIN PTS2
- Thibaut RIGAUDEAU PTVI
- Cyril VIENNOT PTVI
- Cecile SABOUREAU PTS2
- Camille SENECLAUZE PTS4
- Geoffrey WERSY PTS2
Sitting volleyball
- Jenna AGBODJAN PRINCE VS1
- Severine BAILLOT VS1
- Karen FAIMALI-MEGER VS1
- Aurélie GARCIA VS1
- Olivia LANES VS1
- Julie LIGNER VS1
- Estelle MARSA GALANT VS2
- Lynda MEDJAHERI VS1
- Anaïs RIGAL VS1
- Mamadou BAH VS1
- Cyrille CHAHBOUNE VS1
- Gildas GUIHENEUF VS2
- Matthieu JAGU VS2
- Benjamin LACROIX-DESMAZES VS1
- Thomas LARONCE VS1
- Thibaud LEFRANCOIS VS1
- Benjamin PILLERAULT VS1
- Jean-Christophe RAMBEAU VS1
- Damien ROGET VS1
- Morgan TROUSSARD VS1
- Romain WOLNIEWICZ VS1
Paralympic Games Sports
- Basket chair
- bowling
- wheelchair fencing
- blind football
- goalball
- para athletics
- for rowing
- for badminton
- para canoe
- para road cycling
- para track cycling
- para riding (dressage)
- for powerlifting
- for judo
- para swimming
- for taekwondo
- for table tennis
- para archery
- para sport shooting
- para triathlon
- wheelchair rugby
- wheelchair tennis
- sitting volleyball