Paralympic Games: Foulon and Léauté on track, Edon on shooting… Schedule for Saturday August 31

2024-08-31 04:14:28

After a rich program in the first two days, the Paralympic Games are back on track with new opportunities of French medals. While the counter is set at nine, a walk or zero can increase the Habs total. Presentation of Saturday August 31.

Disciplines should not be missed

We had to switch to the track cycling to see some sights and, hopefully, some French medals. Dorian FoulonThe Paralympic champion in Tokyo in the pursuit in the C5 category, put his title on the line at 11:58 am (qualified) then in the end, in the event of qualification, at 3:21 pm. Already a gold medalist in pursuit, ogre Alexandre Léauté19-time world champion is just 23 years old, will try to score a Paralympic double in the 1,000m time trial. From 10:19 am for qualifications and 2:02 pm for finals.

French to follow

Alex Portal has already won two medals at these Paralympic Games. All he lost was gold. Sports logo

The pass of three? Already a silver medalist in the 100m butterfly and bronze in the 100m backstroke, Alex Portal will try to bring home a third medal in the 400m S12-S13. The 22-year-old Frenchman is aiming for gold, the only metal missing from these Paralympic Games. For this new dive in the La Défense Arena pool, he will be with his brother Kevin (17 years old), who suffers from ocular albinism like him. Their series will take place at 10:23 am, before the final at 6:37 pm.

And that…

• The Blues of armchair rugby with their backs to the wall. They have no choice anymore: if Australia beat by a narrow header, France has one win and one defeat and must at all costs beat Great Britain for their final group match, at 7:30 pm.
• The gun is aimed at other medals. The day after Tanguy de la Forest’s silver in the 10m shot, his partner Gaëlle Edon will also try to appear on the podium in the P2 category, from 12 pm Jean-Louis Michaud can also aim for a medal, in the R1 category. Watch it at 9:30 am for the qualifications, and at 12:15 pm for the final.
• Swimming crown again? After the first four marks, while waiting for those of the Portal brothers, Léane Morceau, third in the last European Championships, will try to create a surprise in the 100m backstroke. The series starts at 9:38 am and ends at 5:37 pm.

Life Games The

Games at home are possible, not only in a symbolic way. Cédric Nankin, player of the French wheelchair rugby team, used to train in a gym in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, just 400 m from the Champs de Mars Arena where the Paralympic meetings were held. “Yes, I told myself that I am really at home,” he laughed before the Blues’ final group game against Great Britain (7:30 p.m., this Saturday).