update on French medals in the interim – Libération

2024-09-03 21:14:02

France is fifth in the national rankings, with eleven gold medals already. More than half of the final decision is set for these Paralympiad.

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Eleven gold, twelve silver and fifteen bronze. This is the list of results shown by the French representative at the end of Tuesday, after a new harvest of podiums in swimming, and almost a week after the start of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 This places the country in fifth place medals.

These first eleven points have allowed France to match the result of the last Paralympiad, in 2021. The Blues left Tokyo with 11 gold medals, 15 silver, and 29 bronze, indicating 14th place in the national rankings -language. In addition, France has already passed, all medals combined, the results of Rio in 2016 (9 gold, 5 silver, 14 bronze).

The launch of this beauty can be explained in part because there are more French athletes than during the previous edition of the competition. 237 participated in Paris 2024, compared to 137 in Tokyo. While the total number of athletes has remained the same: 4,400 more, French supporters are there to support their athletes. So the athletes, who do not know such enthusiasm, have to prepare to do it loudly.

Moreover, the same trend – doing better and more – is noticeable in the Olympic Games: France broke its record for medals by winning 64 in total, compared to 43 previously in Beijing in 2008.

“We will really count in the end”

Before the Paris Games, the French Paralympic Committee has announced that it is aiming for eighth place in the national rankings – the goal is currently met – and winning twenty gold medals. “We are on target, we still have the potential for medals in the second part, announced the national technical director of the French disabled sports association, Grégory Saint-Géniès, on RMC Monday. We’ve just passed the first week, there’s still a whole week to go, so we’re staying really focused. […] We will really read it at the end. “

France won gold in swimming (Ugo Didier and Emeline Pierre), in cycling (Alexandre Léauté, Dorian Foulon, Marie Patouillet), in triathlon (Alexis Hanquinquant, Jules Ribstein), in shooting (Tanguy de La Forest), in badminton ( Lucas Mazur). and Charles Noakes), and also in boccia, a discipline close to pétanque in which Aurélie Aubert created a surprise on Monday.

All the results of the Paralympic Games can be found on our website. You can also follow the daily events live on the page dedicated to the Paralympic Games.

Update Tuesday 3 September at 11 pmwith the addition of medals of the day.