Aurélie Aubert and Tanguy de La Forest, flag bearers for France at the closing ceremony

The boccia player and the shooter will lead the French delegation during the closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday evening.

The identity of the last French flag bearers for Paris 2024, who will lead the way for the delegation at the closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday, September 8, is known. Unsurprisingly, Aurélie Aubert was chosen to fill this role after her title won in boccia. In the men’s event, it seemed more open and it was finally Tanguy de La Forest who won the bet after his two medals won in Chateaurouxgold in the prone rifle and silver in the standing rifle.

“It was not easy to make a choice, we chose a complementary pair. They are two athletes who each transported us in their own way with their words, their emotions and their sporting performances”justified Marie-Amélie Le Fur, the president of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee at a press conference on Sunday.

The first French medalist in her discipline, Aurélie Aubert did much better than her initial objective, which was simply to compete in the quarter-finals of her tournament in the BC1 category (athlete with cerebral palsy and similar disorders). Enough to proudly represent “a sport that was totally confidential” And “carry all the values ​​of severe disability”as Marie-Amélie Le Fur recalled. At 46, Tanguy de la Forest is on her side “a favorite for an entire movement that wanted to recognize it”while he was finally crowned at the Paralympics after six participations.