Another day at the Paralympic Games with once again some great medals expected for para cycling
11:34 – Brianna Vidé continues, by Clémence Delavoipière
Brianna Vidé advances to the quarter-finals of the wheelchair épée by winning 15-13 against Hong Kong’s Yee Chui Yu, while Clémence Delavoipière loses 15-8 against Judith Rodriguez Menendez.
11:30 – Silver medal for Heidi Gaugain!
The Frenchwoman tried to drop Sarah Storey on the last hill but the Briton managed to hang on and come back, and Heidi Gaugain finished second in the sprint. It will be a third silver medal for her in these Games.
11:21 – Nathan Petit eliminated
The Frenchman was surprised at the start in the -73kg J2 of para judo. He will have to continue in the repechage to get a bronze medal.
11:15 – Brianna Vidé and Clémence Delavoipière on the track
The two French women are in the eighth finals of the épée.
11:10 – David Smetanine and Dimitri Granjux eliminated
It doesn’t work out for the two Frenchmen in the 50m freestyle S4 series
11:07 – Heidi Gaugain in the top three
The podium should be played out between Heidi Gaugain, Sarah Storey and the Colombian Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza.
11:01 – Armindo Rodrigues in quarter-final
Perfect debut for Rodrigues who wins his fight with an ippon.
10:57 – Armindo Rodrigues starts his day
The Frenchman faces the Japanese Yuji Kato in the round of 16 in -73kg J1 of para judo.
10:51 – Assya Maurin Espiau does not go through to the final
New ninth place in the series for the tricolors this morning
10:45 – Rémi Boullé in the semi-final
The Frenchman finished second in his series in the KL1 200m kayak and will have to go through the semi-finals.
10:37 – Angelina Lanza in the long jump final
The Frenchwoman is seventh with a first jump of 5.12m.
10:35 – All French people placed at the halfway point
Kevin le Cunff and Gatien le Rousseau are leading in a group of four, with Dorian Foulon about twenty seconds behind. In the women’s race, Heïdi Gaugain is also in the breakaway, and Marie Patouillet is one minute behind.
10:30 – Cécile Demaude beaten
The Frenchwoman leaves the main draw in the last 16 and goes into the repechage.
10:24 – Hector Denayer does not make it to the final
It is the ninth time of the series for the Frenchman, who seemed a little worn out in this last race.
10:17 – Anaëlle Roulet also qualified
Two French women will be in the final of the 100m backstroke S10 this evening, having qualified with the 4th and 5th times.
10:13 – Emeline Pierre goes to the final
Second place in her series for Emeline Pierre, who didn’t push herself but still achieved a very good time.
10:10 – The French play tactically
The presence of Gatien le Rousseau in front and the two other Frenchmen in the counter group forces all the other riders to work hard.
10:04 – Yohan Peter beaten
The Frenchman goes straight into the repechage after his defeat in the round of 16.
09:57 – Solène SAche will not make it to the final
Only fifth in her series, in the 50m butterfly S5, that shouldn’t work for the Frenchwoman.
09:51 – Gatien le Rousseau in the breakaway
The Frenchman decided to attack on the first lap with Martin van de Pol. They have a 17 second lead over Kevin le Cunff’s group and 21 over Dorian Foulon’s.
09:43 – Johan Peter on the track
The French fencer is the only Frenchman competing in this weapon. He is facing the Chinese Daoliang Hu.
09:32 – Let’s go to Clichy-sous-bois!
The men’s and women’s C4-5 road races have just started, with Dorian Foulon, Gatien le Rousseau, Kevin le Cunff, Heïdi Gaugain and Marie Patouillet.
09:23 – Heidi Gaugain finally dreams of gold
The Frenchwoman has already won two silver medals in these Games, but it is gold that she wants this Friday in the road race.
09:14 – Clémence Delavoipière in the eighth
It’s a pass for the Frenchwoman in the épée. She qualifies for the next round.
09:07 – Clémence Delavoipière on the track
The Frenchwoman lined up in all three weapons for these Paris Games. She faces the Hong Kong Fan.
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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.