LIVE. 2024 Paralympic Games: Benoit and the mixed coxed four in bronze, Adolphe aims for gold, French-French final between Patouillet and Gaugain, live

Natahalie Benoit opened the counter in rowing with a beautiful bronze medal. The coxed four mixed imitated him brilliantly by finishing third in the final. In para-athletics, Timothée Adoplhe can hope for a medal or in the 400m. Marie Patouillet and Heidi Gaugain will compete this afternoon in the C5 pursuit final in track cycling. Noakes and Mazur will try to reach the para-table tennis final.

The Essential

• Natahlie Benoit won a beautiful bronze medal in Skiff PR1 (par-rowing), it is her third Paralympic medal after those of London and Tokyo. The French mixed coxed four PR3 also snatched the bronze by six hundredths. Heïdi Gaugain and Marie Patouillet will compete for the gold medal in the C5 pursuit final. While Anne-Sophie Centis was disqualified in the heats.
• Timothée Adolphe is the big favourite tonight in the 400m T11. Le Cunff, Le Rousseau and Léauté will make up the French trio in the 750m team sprint in para-cycling. In para-swimming, Emeline Pierre qualified for the 100m freestyle S10 final thanks to a magnificent heat race. Noakes and Mazur will aim for a place in the final of the Para table tennis.
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A nice surprise for Aurelie Aubert in the women's BC1 boccia. The Frenchwoman eliminated Bermuda competitor Yushae DeSilva-Andrade (2*-2) in the semi-finals and qualifies for the final of the discipline.

13:31 – Gaugain does not want to give any gifts

Heïdi Gaugain admitted to the microphone of France 2 that despite the respect she feels for Marie Patouillet, she will not have any feelings in the final "I am here for the gold, and I will do anything to get it”

13:26 – A little bitterness among the Blues

We sense a lot of bitterness and frustration among the French after missing out on this place in the final in the 750m team sprint. Dorian Foulon's withdrawal is still not digested.

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13:18 – France will play for bronze

A small disappointment for the French clan, our trio (Le Rousseau, Le Cunff and Léauté) did not qualify for the final. Spain and Great Britain will compete for gold. France will challenge Australia for bronze.

13:13 – Second best time for the Blues

The French men's para-cycling track team achieved the 2nd best time in the 750m team sprint series. Le Rousseau, Le Cunff and Léauté are currently qualified at least for the small final. 

13:07 – Final 15:22

The French-French final in the C5 pursuit between Patouillet and Gaugain will take place at 15:22

Marie Patouillet and Heidi Gaugain (double world champion) have achieved the best time in the women's C5 pursuit series. They will compete in the final tonight. Two medals assured for France

12:55 – Pierre Fairbank fourth in his heat

Pierre Fairbank finished fourth in his heat in the 400 meters T53 in 49 minutes and 10 seconds. We will have to wait for the next heats for a possible qualification to the next round.

12:51 – The PR3 coxed four medalists

The French coxed four team Mixed PR3 which snatched the bronze was composed of: Emilie Acquistapace, Grégoire Bireau, Margot Boulet, Candyce Chafa and Remy Taranto

By six hundredths ahead of Germany, the French coxed four snatched the bronze medal in the mixed PR3 coxed four. The race was won by Great Britain ahead of the United States

12:42 – The French 3rd at halfway

After 1km of racing, the coxed four is third behind the English and the Americans. The podium will have to be played between France, the USA and Germany

12:36 – Here we go for the PR3 mixed coxed four

It is the last French boat in the para-rowing final. The French coxed four will try to win a medal in a final where only the British stand out. Here we go for this 2km race

12:34 – No mechanical problem for Centis!

Laurent Thirionet, manager of the French para-cycling team, confirms that there was no mechanical problem with Anne Sophie Centis' bike. The Frenchwoman took her shoes off at the start and put both wheels on the blue zone, which led to the race being stopped. Terrible disappointment for the Bleues.

12:30 – Canada dominates Denmark

In wheelchair rugby (mixed), the Canadian selection dominates Denmark. While we are playing the third quarter the score is 42-33

12:24 – The Marchand-Cadot pair sixth

Another big disappointment on the para-rowing side. In the mixed PR3 double sculls, the pair composed of G. Marchand and L. Cadot finished sixth and last in the final won by the Australian pair in 7'26''14

12:19 – Marchand and Cadot aim for the podium

The French duo Marchand-Cadot set off for the mixed PR3 double sculls final. If the Blues are not favorites, they can hope to get on the podium.

12:14 – The sky is falling on Anne Sophie Centis' head

Due to a mechanical problem on the bike, Anne Sophie Centis and her pilot Delzenne were disqualified from the series. A major blow for the French team, which finds itself deprived of a great chance of a medal at because of this technical problem.

12:07 – Mechanical problem for Anne-Sophie Centis

False start for Anne-Sophie Centis, the Frenchwoman who was launched in the women's pursuit B series, noted a mechanical problem when starting.

12:03 – Bouge and Raviet fifth

The French mixed duo (Bouge and Raviet) finished fifth in a very tough race (PR2 mixed double sculls). The race was won by the British Stevenson and Rowles who overtook the Chinese pair in the last 200 meters.

11:58 – The French are fourth after 1 km

After 1000m, the French (Daviet and Bouge) are fourth and will have to make a significant effort to catch up with the Israelis who are third in the last kilometer. The Chinese pair are in the lead, with their impressive mastery and strength.

11:53 – Daviet and Bouge in an open final

The French mixed doubles team of Perle Bouge and Benjamin Daviet are in the PR2 double sculls final (para-rowing)

11:50 – Draw between Canada and Korea

In women's goalball, in the France group, Canada and Korea ended in a goalless draw (0-0). Les Bleues will face Japan at 7 p.m.

Fifth title in a row for Ukrainian Oksana Zubkovska in T12 long jump. She won with a best jump of 5m78. Sara Martinez Puntero won silver for Spain in 5m40. While Linda Hamri completed the podium for Algeria in 5m30. It's exactly the same podium as at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

11:39 – Pritchard Olympic champion!

The British Benjamin Pritchard was the big boss of the PR1 men's Skiff final, he won in 9:04 ahead of the Ukrainian Polianski and the Italian Perini. The Marseille Alexis Sanchez, completely exhausted, finished sixth in the final.

11:35 – Alexis Sanchez 6th in mid-race

He had started very quickly, Alexis Sacnhez is paying for his fast start. The Frenchman is sixth at 10 seconds from the Italian Perini (first in the race after 1000m)

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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.