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France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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France is competing as the host nation of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in their capital Paris from 28 August to 8 September 2024. It is the first time that France will be hosting the Summer Paralympics, they have hosted the Winter Paralympics in Albertville in 1992.[1]

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Archery

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As the host nation, France entered six athletes.[3]

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Athletics

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As the host nation, track and field athletes from France achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

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  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Badminton

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As the host nation, France has qualified seven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

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Blind football

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The French men's blind football team qualified for the games as hosts.[4]

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Team roster

Coach: Toussaint Akpweh

The following is the France squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[5]

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Group stage
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Source: Paris 2024
(H) Hosts
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Attendance: 9,160
Referee: Germinal Dante Lubrano (Argentina)

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Attendance: 10,580
Referee: Tom Jozef de Bruyne (Belgium)

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Attendance: 10,580
Referee: Jose Alfredo Martinez Ibarra (Mexico)
Semi-finals
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Attendance: 11,630
Referee: Tom Jozef de Bruyne (Belgium)
Gold medal match
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Attendance: 11,679
Referee: Tom Jozef de Bruyne (Belgium)
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Boccia

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As host nation, France directly qualifies three males, three females and one gender-free slots. Aurélie Aubert, Aurélien Fabre, Sonia Heckel, Fayçal Meguenni and Jules Menard have all qualified to compete.

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Cycling

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Mathieu Bosredon, Anne-Sophie Centis, Elie de Carvalho, Dorian Foulon, Joseph Fritsch, Heïdi Gaugain, Florian Jouanny, Alexandre Léauté, Kévin Le Cunff, Gatien Le Rousseau, Alexandre Lloveras, Marie Patouillet, Thomas Peyroton-Dartet, Johan Quaile, Loïc Vergnaud and Anaïs Vincent have all qualified to compete.

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Track

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Qualification Legend: QB = Final bronze medal; QG = Final gold medal; QF = Final

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Equestrian

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As host nation, France directly qualifies a team of four athletes.[6]

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Goalball

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Men's tournament

The French men's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.[7]

Team roster

Coach: Vivien Fournier Dit Chabert

The following is the France squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8]

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Source: Paris 2024
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Referee:
Azhi Mahmood (Iraq)
Manar Obeidat (Jordan)

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Referee:
Juha Vuokila (Finland)
Azhi Mahmood (Iraq)

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Janice Dawson (Canada)
Azhi Mahmood (Iraq)
Quarter-finals
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Referee:
Patrik Larsson (Sweden)
Claude Dagenais (Canada)
Seventh place match
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Referee:
Kazuto Ono (Japan)
Janice Dawson (Canada)

Women's tournament

The French women's team qualified for the games directly using their quota as host.[7]

Team roster

Coach: Anthony Puaud

The following is the France squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[9]

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Group stage
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Source: Paris 2024[10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
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Referee:
Antonios Christodoulos (Greece)
Juha Vuokila (Finland)

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Kazuto Ono (Japan)
Sarah Kuper (Germany)

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Referee:
Linda Welborn (United States)
Janice Dawson (Canada)
Quarter-finals
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Referee:
Manar Obeidat (Jordan)
Patrik Larsson (Sweden)
Seventh place match
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Referee:
Patrik Larsson (Sweden)
Claude Dagenais (Canada)
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Judo

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As host nation, France directly qualifies seven male and two female judoka.

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Paracanoeing

France earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

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Qualification Legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to non-medal final; SF – Qualify to semifinal

Paratriathlon

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Powerlifting

Alex Adélaïde, Rafik Arabat, Axel Bourlon and Souhad Ghazouani have all qualified to compete.

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Rowing

French rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; and 2024 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

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As host nation, France entered nine para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[11]

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Sitting volleyball

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Men's tournament

France men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.[12]

Team roster
  • Mamadou Alpha Bah
  • Cyrille Chahboune
  • Gildas Guiheneuf
  • Matthieu Jagu
  • Benjamin Lacroix-Desmazes
  • Thomas Laronce
  • Thibaud Lefrancois
  • Benjamin Pillerault
  • Jean-Christophe Rambeau
  • Damien Roget
  • Morgan Troussard
  • Romain Wolniewicz
Group play

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Source: Paris 2024
(H) Host
29 August 2024 (2024-08-29)
20:00
France  0–3  Kazakhstan North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 4,072
Referees: Khalid Shanishah (LBA), Mirza Basic (BIH)
(7–25, 20–25, 7–25)
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31 August 2024 (2024-08-31)
18:00
France  0–3  Egypt North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 3,872
Referees: Andre Calado Ferreira (BRA), Neal Konowalyk (GER)
(11–25, 3–25, 12–25)
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2 September 2024 (2024-09-02)
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–0  France North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 2,338
Referees: Krisztina Arpas (HUN), Mahdi Navidino (IRN)
(25–12, 25–13, 25–15)
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Seventh place match
4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)
12:00
France  0–3  Ukraine North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 2,583
Referees: Mahdi Navidino (IRN), Mirza Basic (BIH)
(16–25, 11–25, 18–25)
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Women's tournament

France women's sitting volleyball team qualified for the games as host.[12]

Team roster
  • Jenna Agbodjan Prince
  • Séverine Baillot
  • Estelle Marsa-Galant
  • Aurélie Garcia
  • Olivia Lanes
  • Julie Ligner
  • Lynda Medjaheri
  • Karen Faimali-Meger
  • Anais Rigal
Group play

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Source: Paris 2024
(H) Host
30 August 2024 (2024-08-30)
20:00
France  0–3  Italy North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 3,752
Referees: Marie-Claude Richer (CAN), Khalid Shanishah (LBA)
(9–25, 6–25, 6–25)
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1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)
20:15
France  0–3  United States North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 3,874
Referees: Mahdi Navidino (IRN), Neal Konowalyk (GER)
(5–25, 1–25, 5–25)
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3 September 2024 (2024-09-03)
20:20
China  3–0  France North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 2,377
Referees: Mahdi Navidino (IRN), Krisztina Arpas (HUN)
(25–7, 25–5, 25–5)
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Seventh place match
4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)
14:00
France  0–3  Rwanda North Paris Arena, Paris
Attendance: 2,583
Referees: Amina Elsergany (EGY), Marie-Claude Richer (CAN)
(9–25, 8–25, 11–25)
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Swimming

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As the host nation, France secured fourteen quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines and Paralympic qualification ranking.

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Table tennis

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As the host nation, France entered nineteen athletes for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.

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Taekwondo

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As the host nation, France entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class.

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Wheelchair basketball

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Men's tournament

France men's has qualified to compete by virtue of their top four results at the 2024 IWBF Men's Repechage in Antibes, France.

Team roster

The following is the France roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics[13]

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Preliminary round
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Source: Paris 2024
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
30 August 2024
18:15
France  6883  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 21–13, 13–22, 14–22
Pts: Jouanserre 38
Rebs: Bayle, Jouanserre 6
Asts: Mehiaoui 6
Pts: Higgins 38
Rebs: Anderson 12
Asts: Anderson 13
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.726
Referees: Krunoslav Peić

31 August 2024
21:30
Germany  7264  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–15, 14–17, 22–13
Pts: Güntner 22
Rebs: Güntner 11
Asts: Böhme 8
Pts: Jouanserre 22
Rebs: Mehiaoui 8
Asts: Mehiaoui 10
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.778
Referees: Gustavo Mathias

2 September 2024
19:15
France  5085  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 13-21, 14-16, 15-24, 8-24
Pts: Carlier 10
Rebs: Carlier 8
Asts: Mehiaoui 7
Pts: Warburton 20
Rebs: Manning 9
Asts: Pratt 13
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.721
Referees: Cristian Colombatti
Quarterfinal
3 September 2024
21:30
United States  8247  France
Scoring by quarter: 24-12, 17-15, 27-10, 14-10
Pts: Williams 23
Rebs: Bell 14
Asts: Williams 10
Pts: Carlier 11
Rebs: Carlier 10
Asts: Ramonet 5
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,652
Referees: Blaine Krapljanov
Classification qualifying
5 September 2024
18:15
Netherlands  7263  France
Scoring by quarter: 20–6, 19–22, 19–19, 14–16
Pts: Op den Orth 23
Rebs: Poggenwisch 11
Asts: Poggenwisch 19
Pts: Jouenserre 21
Rebs: Carlier 10
Asts: Mehiaoui 13
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11.470
Referees: Gustavo Mathias
Seventh place match
6 September 2024
13:45
Spain  7257  France
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 17–16, 22–13, 17–16
Pts: Ortega 16
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 8
Asts: García 8
Pts: Ramonet 15
Rebs: Bayle 7
Asts: Mehiaoui 7
 
Bercy Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12.527
Referees: Blaine Krapljanov

Wheelchair fencing

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Clémence Delavoipiere, Cécile Demaude, Ludovic Lemoine, Yohan Peter, Damien Tokatlian, Maxime Valet and Brianna Vide had all qualified to compete.

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Wheelchair rugby

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French wheelchair rugby team qualified as host.[14]

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Team roster
  • Tristan Barfety
  • Adrien Chalmin
  • Jordan Ducret
  • Jonathan Hivernat
  • Rodolphe Jarlan
  • Corentin Le Guen
  • Brice Maurel
  • Cédric Nankin
  • Ryadh Sallem
  • Matthieu Thiriet
  • Nicolas Valentim
  • Sébastien Verdin
Group stage
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Source: Paris 2024
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5th to 8th semifinals
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Fifth place final
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Wheelchair tennis

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Frédéric Cattanéo, Ksénia Chasteau, Pauline Déroulède, Stéphane Houdet, Guilhem Laget, Gaëtan Menguy and Emmanuelle Mörch have all qualified to compete.

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