Due to the quality of the Seine water, the 11 para-triathlon events will not take place this Sunday. In para-athletics, Timothée Adoplhe can hope for a gold medal in the 400m. Other hopes are placed on the 4 French boats in the rowing finals and on the French trio in the 750m team sprint in para-cycling. Noakes and Mazur will try to reach the para-table tennis final.
09:24 – Kozyna qualifies for the final
Ukrainian Oksana Kozyna qualified for the final of SL3 women (para-badminton) by beating Turkey’s Halime Yildiz (21-14, 15-21, 26-24)
09:18 – A package that leaves a mark
David Foulon’s withdrawal from the team sprint (para-cycling on the track) was not at all appreciated by his partner Alexandre Léauté. For the Paralympic pursuit C2 champion, it is rather the fact that Foulon decided too early three weeks ago not to show up for this event in order to focus on the road time trial that is going badly. “Three weeks ago, someone decided to abandon us. We must respect that even if he knows what we think.” The interested party responded with more diplomacy. “It was a tough choice, I didn’t want to penalize the team. Psychologically, I know it’s complicated to keep going”
09:11 – Jeong takes an option
In the men’s WH1 singles quarter-finals, Korean Jeong leads ahead of Japanese Murayama (28-26, 4-3)
09:04 – Kozyna wins the second set
Ukrainian Kozyna wins the second set against Yildiz (21-15). Time for the third round in this quarter-final SL3 women’s singles (para-badminton)
08:56 – Adolphe without a rival?
Timothée Adolphe left a very big impression in the semi-finals of the 400m T11 (helped by his guide Lami). His final is scheduled for 21:05 with perhaps the first gold medal in para-athletics at these Games. Relive his beautiful finish in the semi-finals won in 50’87”
08:48 – Kozyna returns to Yildiz
In the SL3 women’s quarter-final, Kozyna came back in the second set against the Turkish Yildiz (14-21, 15-8).
08:41 – Start of para-badminton matches
Twenty matches are scheduled for this morning session of para-badminton. Note that two French players will be aiming for a place in the final early in the evening. Charles Noakes in SH6 singles (8:00 p.m.) and Lucas Mazur in S4 singles (6:20 p.m.)
08:34 – No para-triathlon today!
This is the big news this morning, the 11 para-triathlon events have been postponed. The water quality of the Seine was not deemed satisfactory for the running of the races.
08:31 – Hello everyone!
Hello everyone! We will follow together this 4th day of the Paralympic Games. Several medals are expected from the French clan.
08/31/24 – 11:52 PM – Thanks everyone for following us!
Thank you for following this day of the Paralympic Games with us. Have a good evening and see you tomorrow!
08/31/24 – 11:40 PM – Tomorrow’s program
Tomorrow, the triathlon will take place at 8:15 a.m. depending on the weather conditions. In archery, places in the final are at stake for Damien Letulle and Maxim Guérin. In athletics, Timothée Adolphe is the favorite for the title in the 400 m T11 at 8:05 p.m. In rowing, five Frenchmen will be in the running from 11:10 a.m.
08/31/24 – 11:34 p.m. – Today’s report
The French clan collected 8 medals today, including the title of Dorian Foulon, the double silver-bronze in swimming with the Portal brothers, the second medal of Alexandre Léauté. Antoine Praud pulled off a surprise in the 1500 m by collecting a bronze medal. Same metal in table tennis with the women’s and men’s doubles. France is in eighth place in the medal table this evening.
08/31/24 – 11:24 PM – France loses to Germany
Les Bleus fell to Germany (70-64) after a very complicated last quarter. They will now have to go for a victory against the British to avoid the Americans in the quarter-finals.
08/31/24 – 11:03 PM – A stifling end to the match
This end of the match between France and Germany is very tight. With only 5 minutes left to play, the Blues are just behind, 2 small points behind.
08/31/24 – 10:52 p.m. – France by a short head in front
As the last quarter begins, the Blues are ahead by a single point. As a reminder, the loser of this match will face the American giant in the quarter-finals. A victory is therefore vital for the Tricolores.
08/31/24 – 10:35 p.m. – No final for Mazur and Noel
The French pair fell to the Indonesians in two sets (21-15, 21-15) and will not see the Olympic final which will see two Indonesian pairs face off. Small final for bronze on Monday.
08/31/24 – 10:28 PM – The final is moving away for the mixed doubles
The French are trailing 15-7 in this second set. They will have to reverse the trend if they hope to reach the Olympic final.
08/31/24 – 10:17 p.m. – The French pair concedes the first set
Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel have just conceded the first set 21-15 against the Indonesians in this badminton semi-final.
08/31/24 – 10:15 p.m. – Germany ahead at half-time
The Germans are leading at half-time (36-34). The suspense remains in this game.
08/31/24 – 10:10 p.m. – Place for the mixed doubles semi-final
In badminton, Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel are in the running to secure a place in the final. They face the Indonesian pair Setiawan/Sadiyah (n°2).
08/31/24 – 10:03 p.m. – Loquette wins in three sets
Already eliminated from the race for the quarter-finals after two early defeats, Meril Loquette won his last group match against the Polish Mroz (15-21, 21-19, 21-14).
08/31/24 – 9:58 p.m. – Germany takes the lead
With 7 minutes left in the second quarter, Germany now has a two-point lead, 25-23.
08/31/24 – 9:54 p.m. – France in the lead after the first quarter
The Blues are ahead by two points 19-17 at the end of the first quarter against the Germans.
08/31/24 – 9:48 p.m. – France – Germany, it’s tight
After a very good start to the match, the Blues were only two points ahead with just over three minutes to go in the first quarter.
08/31/24 – 9:32 p.m. – Let’s go for wheelchair basketball!
The Blues face Germany in wheelchair basketball, let’s go!
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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.