Tag: 2024 Paralympic Games
Philosophical views on disability with Marion Chottin and Bertrand Quentin
On the occasion of the end of the Paris Paralympic Games, the magazine Ideas offers you two philosophical perspectives on disability today with two guests, Bertrand Quentin and Marion Chottin,…
Why China is once again far ahead in the medals table
Paris definitively closes its first Paralympic Games on Sunday, September 8, hoping that they leave a legacy in terms of the way disability is viewed and taken into consideration. And…
France wins blind football gold against Argentina
To close the penultimate day of the Paralympic Games, the French blind football team had the opportunity to win the first gold medal in its history against the Argentinians, twelve…
Disability in France: “We need to change our outlook, public policies and practices,” says Pascale Ribe
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games draw their curtains on Sunday, September 8. Where does France stand today on the issue of disability, the leading cause of discrimination in France? What…
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Better media coverage of parasport
As the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games draw to a close, has the media coverage of parasport in France reached a new level? The Media Workshop discusses it with Laurence Pécaut-Rivolier,…
After the Olympic Games, feedback from Operation Sentinelle
As the Paralympic Games end this weekend, it is already time to take stock for the security forces and in particular for the soldiers of Operation Sentinelle, who were heavily…
Paralympic Games: USA dreams of regaining first place in Los Angeles [6/6]
These episodes devoted to the leading countries of the Paralympic Games end with the United States, first at the Paralympic Games from 1976 to 1996. They have since given up…
Paulin Mayombo Mukendi closes the DRC Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are over for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The second and last representative of the DRC in Paris competed on September 6 in the wheelchair shot…
Tahiru Haruna, the Ghanaian who rebuilt himself with the strength of his arms
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games end on September 8 with the closing ceremony. But some people aren’t in the mood to party yet, because they have events to face and…
Phryge mascot is a hit, Games symbols attract crowds
The mascot Phryge has established himself as the undisputed star of Paris 2024 merchandise, with nearly 3 million plush toys manufactured, placed on the market and largely sold. The public…