LIVE. Paralympic Games 2024: several medals already expected, live

The first events of the Paralympic Games begin this Thursday, August 29, discover all the results.

The essentials

• First day of competition for the Paralympic Games this Thursday, August 28 with an extremely rich program.
• Several medals are expected this Thursday for the French delegation with perhaps the first gold medal in swimming for Alex Portal in the 100m butterfly. We will also follow Ugo Didier in the 400m. In the afternoon, Marie Patouillet in track cycling could take a medal in the 500m C5.
• Follow all the news and results from the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Live

11:36 – Thomas Jakobs and David Toupe at one set each

In para badminton, the French pair of men's wheelchair doubles is currently tied by the Japanese Takumi Matsumoto and Osamu Nagashima. The French had won the first set 21-15 but saw the Japanese come back to one set each.

11:32 – Morgen Caillaud and Lucie Hautière eliminated

For their first Paralympic Games, the two French women did not manage to achieve the feat against the German favorites of this match. They lost in four sets.

11:27 – Caillaud and Hautière lose the third set

The French pair are now trailing two sets to one.

11:20 – Morgen Caillaud and Lucie Hautière come back to one set each

The two French women had lost the first set in this eighth final of the WD14 para table tennis, but came back to one set each against the number three seeds, the Germans Stephanie Grebe and Juliane Wolf.

11:18 – Emeric Martin and Maxime Thomas in the quarter-finals

The two men qualified for the quarter-finals of the men's doubles by winning three sets to zero against the Slovaks Peter Mihalik and Boris Travnicek.

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11:17 – No feat for Léane Morceau

The Frenchwoman finished with the eighth time in the heats and will not be in the final.

11:15 – The last Frenchwoman of the morning

Léane Morceau is in lane number eight and will have to beat her personal record to reach the final in the 100m butterfly.

11:10 – Alex Portal qualified without any worries

Second place for the Frenchman behind the big favorite in the discipline, the Belarusian Boki. He will be on lane number five tonight with the second time in the series.

11:09 – Here we go for Alex Portal

The Frenchman is aiming for a medal in the 100m butterfly, and must already qualify for the final tonight.

11:05 – The first set for Martin and Thomas

The two French players win the first set 11-8.

11:03 – Ça passes for Emeline Pierre

The French player finishes third in her series while the American Christie Raleigh-Crossley broke the world record. Emeline Pierre has the sixth time in the two cumulative series.

11:00 – Emeline Pierre wants to go for her qualification

Emeline Pierre, third in the last European championships, wants to qualify for the 50m freestyle final.

10:54 – The Martin and Thomas pair start their match

In wheelchair para table tennis, MD8 classification, the two French start their round of 16 against Slovakians Mihalik and Travnicek.

10:43 – Alex Portal soon in the pools

The Frenchman is lined up in the second series of the 100m butterfly classification S13. He will swim to enter the final around 11:05.

10:43 – Alex Portal soon in the pools

The Frenchman is lined up in the second series of the 100m butterfly classification S13. He will swim to enter the final around 11:05.

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