After a gold sweep on Monday, Tuesday could bring new medals to the French delegation.
09:47 – Ugo Didier best time of his series
The French swimmer qualified without any problem for the final of the 100m backstroke S9, with the second best time of the participants.
09:33 – France leads 5-3 in goalball
Les Bleus lead 5-3 in goalball in their classification match against Egypt.
09:27 – Aziza Benhami eliminated
Iran’s Somayeh Rahimi Ghahderijani was simply stronger in the 1/16th finals of the women’s individual para archery event.
09:10 – Medals in para athletics?
Charles-Antoine Kouakou, athletics, 400m T20, Soane Meissonnier, athletics, shot put F20 and Arnaud Assoumani who is in the long jump final (T47) can bring back medals for the French delegation.
08:59 – Laurent Chardard for gold?
This is the biggest chance of the day for a gold medal, Laurent Chardard will try to win the Paralympic title in the 50m butterfly S6. The heats will take place this morning before the final in the evening.
08:54 – Tokyo record equaled
With already 11 Paralympic titles, including 5 this Monday alone, the French team has already equaled its record set in Tokyo three years ago and should smash it.
02/09/24 – 23:14 – Tomorrow’s program!
On Tuesday, September 3, there will be French players in the final: Arnaud Assoumani will be present in the long jump (T47), as will Valentin Bertrand (T37). In the shot put (T37), Luka Meissonnier is also aiming for a medal. In the 400 m, respectively in T20 and T37, Charles-Antoine Kouakou and Laura Ustaritz are also in the final. In the pool, Ugo Didier (100 m backstroke S9) and Alex Portal (200 m medley SM13) will set the crowd alight. There will also be para table tennis, boccia, wheelchair fencing, goalball, sitting volleyball and blind football… A packed schedule!
02/09/24 – 23:09 – A sunny Monday for the French delegation!
Our Tricolores set the country and Paris 2024 alight with the titles of Lucas Mazur (para badminton, SL4), Charles Noakes (para badminton, SH6), Aurélie Aubert (boccia, BC1), Jules Ribstein (para triathlon, PTS2) and Alexis Hanquinquant (para triathlon, PTS4). In doubles with Mazur, Faustine Noë (SL3-SU5) won bronze. Thibaut Rigaudeau and Antoine Perel, in para triathlon (PTS4), won silver and bronze. A magnificent and unforgettable day!
02/09/24 – 23:03 – Charles Noakes: “This is one of the best days of my life”
On France 2, the Paralympic champion confided: “I’m lost. I don’t know what to say. I’m so happy, it was just beautiful to play in such an atmosphere. It’s one of the best days of my life. It’s a long-term job, thousands of hours of training. I had wonderful people around me, so that I could succeed. It’s priceless. I’m moved, I’m happy… I don’t know what to say!”
02/09/24 – 22:54 – Noakes wins Olympic gold
Having been battered in the first set, the Frenchman then completely unrolled against Coombs in the para badminton final, SH6 category (21/19, 21/13). This is the eleventh gold medal for the French delegation, the fifth of the day!
02/09/24 – 22:52 – Noakes tenses up as he finishes this final!
Coombs has just scored four points in a row (19/11). The Briton still believes!
02/09/24 – 22:52 – Noakes tenses up as he finishes this final!
Coombs has just scored four points in a row (19/11). The Briton still believes!
02/09/24 – 22:50 – Noakes sees Paralympic gold!
The Frenchman makes a precise lob… He is only two points away from happiness (19/7)!
02/09/24 – 22:49 – Noakes flies over the field!
Coombs runs all over the field, but the Frenchman is fearsomely precise (16/4).
02/09/24 – 22:46 – Noakes maintains the gap
Coombs makes a lot of mistakes in this second set (12/4). We’re not going to complain!
02/09/24 – 22:44 – What a show in this final!
Coombs has his head under water against his opponent and a room on fire! Noakes chains two well-hit drop shots (10/3).
02/09/24 – 22:42 – Noakes rolls in this second set
The Frenchman is totally free. He takes risks with his length of the shuttlecock, and it is beneficial (7/2).
02/09/24 – 22:38 – Noakes continues!
The Frenchman continued his momentum in the second set, notably with two effective smashes (4/0). Coombs began to have doubts in this final.
02/09/24 – 22:36 – Noakes pockets the first round!
The Frenchman needed three set pieces before making the difference thanks to a cross-court drop shot (21/19). It’s madness in the stands!
02/09/24 – 22:34 – Noakes is one break ahead!
The Frenchman’s cross smash made the difference! He is two points away from winning the first set (19/17).
02/09/24 – 22:32 – Noakes is four points away from the set!
The Frenchman once again takes the lead following an exchange of cushions (17/16). We need to step on the accelerator!
02/09/24 – 22:30 – The finale is unbearable!
Noakes makes another length error. The two men are neck and neck (15/15).
02/09/24 – 22:29 – Noakes passes in front!
For the first time in this Paralympic final, the Frenchman took the lead thanks to a beautiful cross cushion (12/13).
02/09/24 – 22:23 – Coombs gets treatment!
The Briton hurt his elbow during a dive. He will still be able to resume the final (10/11). Noakes is playing better and better, thanks in particular to the support of the public.
02/09/24 – 22:19 – Noakes continues to chase the score
The Frenchman missed a shuttlecock to get back to level. His shot ended up in the net. This error hurt his head (7/10).
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The goal for these 2024 Paralympic Games is quite high for the French delegation, which hopes to break all records as for the Olympic Games. “The goal is mainly gold medals, because that’s what counts most in the table of nations,” recalls Marie-Amélie Le Fur.[…] I was asked if this was not a discounted ambition compared to the Olympic top 5. But we had so neglected performance, we have come a long way. We were 14th in Tokyo; aiming for the top 8 means doubling the number of gold medals, so a real ambition” said Marie-Amélie Le Fur, president of the French Paralympic Committee. As a reminder, in 2021, the French Paralympic delegation won 54 medals, including eleven Olympic titles.