France aims to be “in the top 8”, assures Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

The Paralympic Games begin on Wednesday, August 28.These are the first ones Games “Summer Paralympics in our history”underlines Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, resigning Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, guest of the 4 Truths. According to her, the opening ceremony will “carry a very strong message of inclusion”will be “happy” And “elegant”She will speak in particular about the “place of people with disabilities”. “These issues of equality, these issues of inclusion, that’s really what we also want to bring to the table, in addition to a truly beautiful show.”assures Amélie Oudéa-Castéra

More than two million tickets were sold for the Paralympic Games. At the Tokyo Games (Japan) in 2021, France won 55 medals. For Paris 2024, the French team has set itself the goal of being in the “top 8”explains the resigning Minister of Sports, something that has not been achieved since the Sydney Games (Australia) in 2000. After being fourteenth in the Tokyo medal table, France must double its number of gold medals to be in the top 8. “We had 11 in Tokyo, we’re going to try to get 22, 23”concluded Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.