LIVE. Paralympic Games 2024: Portal, Léauté, Foulon all aim for a medal, live

This Saturday August 31, Alexandre Leauté will try to win a second gold medal in these Olympic Games in the C1-3 time trial. Hopes are placed on Portal and Morceau in para -ntation as well as on Foulon, Le Cunff and Le Rousseau in para-cycling on track.

The essential

• After his beautiful medal in the C2 pursuit, Alexandre Leautá is one of the big favourites in the C1-3 time trial. Other Frenchmen are aiming for the podium in para-cycling, Like Foulon (pursuit C5), Le Cunff and Le Rousseau (pursuit C4), Alex Portal can dream of a medal in the 400m freestyle, as can Léane Morceau in the 100m backstroke.
• On the second day of the Paralympic Games, Alexandre Léauté was crowned in the individual pursuit in para cycling. Other medals were acquired by French athletes with a shower of silver. This is the case of Tanguy De la Forest in para shooting, Hector Denayer in para swimming in the 100 m breaststroke or Djelika Diallo in para taekwondo. The pair Fabien Lamirault and Julien Michaud and Alex Portal won the bronze medal.
• Follow all the news and results from the 2024 Paralympic Games.

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10:37 – The French in the running in the 1000m time trial C1-3

Alexandre Leauté and Thomas Peyroton Dartet are taking on the 1000m time trial C1-3 series. Only one goal: qualifying for the final.

10:34 – Ouhdadi el Ataby wins the 5000m

Thanks to a very fast last lap, the Spaniard Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby won gold in the 5000m T13 by winning against the Russian Kostin (15'50''64)

10:31 – Portal confident for tonight

Alex Portal is confident for the final as he declared to the microphone of France 2 “We both know what we have to do tonight, I think I'm going to enjoy the race. It's a little bit like Boki, I'm going to try to focus on my techniques, and I know how I'm going to handle it”

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The two brothers dominated the 400m freestyle S12 series. Alex Portal took first place ahead of his brother in 4'12''99 against 4'14""07. Very beautiful image of these Paralympic Games. We hope for the same outcome in the final this afternoon

10:22 – Alex and Kylian Portal in the same heat

It's the 400m freestyle heats S12! Alex and Kylian Portal are at the start of the first heat.

10:17 – Alexis Sanchez secures his qualification

Just like Nathalie Bénoit, Alexis Sanchez secured his qualification for the final of Skiff PR1 men's para-rowing by finishing second in the repechage race behind Israel's Daniel Daniel (9'22''47 against 9'24''71)

10:14 – Alexis Sanchez leads the reps

Alexis Sanchez leads the repechage race to qualify for the PR1 Para-rowing Men's Skiff final ahead of Israel's Daniel. The Marseillais should secure his place in the final without difficulty

10:07 – Antoine Praud expected in the 1500m

Start of the para-athletics events. The Frenchman Antoine Praud (1500m T46) is one of the hopes of the French delegation for a medal today. The Rennais who trains with the able-bodied throughout the year has a personal best at 100%. 3'55"

10:00 – Marin Espiau sixthème

Assya Marin Espiau finished sixth in her heat of the 200m freestyle S14 in 2,22,14. She should not qualify for the final of the discipline. The Frenchwoman should nevertheless be more competitive in the 100m breaststroke. “It's not my best time, but I'm happy to be here. There are still 3 races left and the 200m freestyle I haven't prepared that much “before” Assya confessed

09:55 – Marin Espiau for a place in the final

In the S14 category, Assya Marin Espiau launches into her 200m freestyle series. This is not Assya's specialty of the French, but she still aims to qualify for the final.

09:51 – Nathalie Bénoit qualified for the final.

Tokyo medalist Nathalie Bénoiet qualified for the PR1 women's skiff final by brilliantly winning her repechage race in 10,24,82, thirty seconds behind her runner-up. The final is scheduled for tomorrow.

09:48 – Morceau qualifies for the final

Léane Morceau is qualified for the 100m backstroke S12 final (at 5:23 p.m.), she has the 7th time of the semi-finalists.

09:46 – Michaud for a place in the final

Jean Louis Michaud is playing for his qualification for the shooting final (10M air rifle), the Frenchman is currently eighth.

09:42 – Third piece

Léane Morceau finished third in her 100m backstroke heat in 1:15:04, far behind the Ukrainian Stetsenko. Three minutes from her personal best, she is far from her best level but should have no trouble securing her qualification. We await the second heat for confirmation.

09:39 – Léane Morceau in the running for the heats

Beginning of the para-swimming events at Paris Défense Arena. In the S12 category, Léane Morceau is getting ready to take on the 100m backstroke series

09:36 – Jakobs and Toupé defeated

Despite a surge in the second set, the French pair Jakobs-Toupé was beaten by the Korean pair Choi-Kim (WH men's doubles para-badminton, preliminary round) in 3 sets (21-18, 13-21, 21-15). The Blues have already lost in this first round against another Korean pair Jae-Gun/Soo-Young

09:30 – 14-10 for the Koreans

Choi and Kim maintain a solid 4-point lead against Jakobs-Toupé in this third set.

09:23 – The Blues in the hard in para-badminton

Jakobs and Toupé are in difficulty in the last set against the Korean pair Choi-Kim (10-7)

09:19 – Start of the shooting events the arc

At Les Invalides, the archery events have started despite a cloudy sky. We start with the 8th finals women W1 individual, no French in this event.

09:13 – One set each

There will be a third set between Jakobs-Toupé and Kim Choi. The Blue pair brilliantly won the second round (21-13)

09:08 – Things are better for the French

Thomas Jakobs and David Toupé are much better in this group stage match against the Korean pair Choi-Kim. They lead 15-9 in the second set after losing the first set 21-18

09:03 – 8-7 for the Blues

Great reaction from the French pair Jakobs-Toupé in the 2nd set of para-badminton (men's doubles) against the Korean pair. 8-7 for the Blues in this second act. The public came in large numbers for this morning event.

08:57 – Alex with his brother Kylian in the 400m

Alex Portal, medalist silver in the 100m butterfly on Friday, will appear this morning for the heats of the 400m S13 (10:23 a.m.), he will be accompanied by by his little brother Kylian Portal (18 years old)

08:53 – Jakobs and Toupé release the first set

While they were often ahead in the score in the first set against the Korean pair, Jakobs and Toupé conceded the first set (18-21)

08:46 – Short lead for the Blues

Jakobs and Toup&eacute lead by a narrow margin against the Koreans in the first set, 14-13 for the Blues (para-badminton men's doubles)

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The objective for these 2024 Paralympic Games is quite high for the French delegation, which hopes to break all records, as for the Olympic Games.  "The goal is mainly gold medals, because that's what counts most in the ranking of nations," recalls Marie-Amélie Le Fur. "[…] I was asked if this wasn't a discounted ambition compared to the Olympic top 5. But we had so much lost in performance, we've come a long way. We were 14th in Tokyo; aiming for the top 8 means doubling the number of gold medals, so a real ambition,'' said Marie-Am&eacutelie Le Fur, president of the French Paralympic Committee. As a reminder, in 2021, the French Paralympic delegation won 54 medals, including eleven Olympic titles.