One last thrill. The 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris end on Sunday, September 8, with the marathon in the streets of Paris. At the Arena de Bercy, theThe Dutch women, reigning Paralympic champions and two-time reigning world champions, face the Americans in the wheelchair basketball final. Before the lunch break, kayaker Nélia Barbosa won silver and offered a 75th medal to the French delegation in the 200m KL3, after the bronze won on Saturday by Rémy Boullé in the 200m (KL1). Abel Aber came sixth in the 200m VL3 final. Follow our live stream.
The program for the last day. The afternoon will be light on the events side, with the grand final of women’s wheelchair basketball between the Netherlands and the United States, at 1:45 p.m., and two weightlifting finals at 2 p.m. (women over 86 kg) and 3:35 p.m. (men over 107 kg). The full program for the day.
Aurélie Aubert and Tanguy de La Forest will be France’s flag bearers at the closing ceremony. The identity of the last French flag bearers, who will open the way for the French delegation at the closing ceremony on Sunday evening, was revealed by the president of the Paralympic Committee, Marie-Amélie Le Fur, at a press conference on Sunday. It is therefore Aurélie Aubert, the first French boccia medallist, and Tanguy de La Forest, double medallist in shooting for his 6th participation in the Games, who will fulfill this role.
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner give Switzerland a double in the marathon. Swiss marathon runner Marcel Hug, who has already won three medals in wheelchair racing, retained his title in the T54 category. His compatriot Catherine Debrunner won the gold medal in the same category, giving Switzerland a nice double. The oldest member of the French delegation, Rosario Gangloff (59 years old), came 4th in the T12 category (visual impairment), crossing the finish line 25 minutes after the winner of the race, Moroccan Fatima el Idrissi (2h48’36”).
A grand closing ceremony at the Stade de France. It will start at 8:30 p.m. and has been designed “as much as a show as a party”, according to Thomas Jolly, the director of the four ceremonies of the Paris Games. For this last dance, marked by the extinction of the flame and the transmission of the Paralympic flag to Los Angeles, nearly 6,000 athletes and supporters from 169 countries will be present. Jean-Michel Jarre will launch the final set, during which 24 artists, including Kavinsky, Cassius and Irène Drésel will perform.