Tag: Paralympic
The French wheelchair basketball team qualified for the Paralympic Games, a first since 2004
The Blues had not participated in the Paralympic Games since Athens in 2004. Carried by Nicolas Jouanserre’s 21 points, Franck Bornerand’s men immediately put pressure on the Moroccans, leading by…
Roissy and Orly airports facing the challenge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
In front of terminal 4 at Paris Orly airport, August 2023. STEFANO RELLANDINI / AFP Groupe ADP does not intend to make any mistakes and relive the horrors of summer…
2024 Paralympic Games: Charles-Antoine Kouakou, the nugget of athletics spotted in Seine-Saint-Denis
Paralympic champion over 400 meters in 2021, Charles-Antoine Kouakou, an athlete with a mental disability, was spotted in a medical-educational institute in Saint-Denis as a teenager. This podcast retraces the…
Olympic and Paralympic Games, a poster for everyone
The official poster for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, created by French illustrator Ugo Gattoni. UGO GATTONI/ PARIS 2024 Each edition of the Olympic Games (OG) has its…
businesses in Ile-de-France are organizing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
“The more we advance in time, the tighter the circle of difficulties becomes. I have rarely seen such responsiveness from public administrations to our requestswelcomes Daniel Weizmann, president of Medef…
the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office closes the investigation against the deputy general director of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The investigation, to verify accusations of favoritism against a senior official of the Paris-2024 Games – Michaël Aloïsio – was closed in January, declared, Wednesday February 21, the National Financial…
the French wheelchair basketball team is not guaranteed to be at the Paralympic Games
Emmanuel Macron participates in a wheelchair basketball match during Paralympic Day, October 8, 2023. ERIC TSCHAEN/POOL/SIPA A few months before the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, it should have…
football and the Paralympic Games, two challenges in terms of ticketing
The president of Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet, during a review with the press, Wednesday December 20, in Saint-Denis. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP “An unprecedented enthusiasm in the history of the…
Paralympic Games: Yannick Noah named captain of the French wheelchair tennis team
After guiding France to success in the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, Yannick Noah was offered a major new challenge on Thursday, being named captain of the men’s wheelchair tennis…
Paralympic equipment designed to last
The Olympic aquatic center in Saint-Denis, which will host several events during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was built to facilitate accessibility for athletes and the public with disabilities. This…
Oscar Pistorius soon to be released: a look back at the murder that put the former Paralympic champion behind bars: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
The drama took place on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Model Reeva Steenkamp, 29, companion of Oscar Pistorius, was killed with a gun. The former Paralympic champion immediately admitted to having…
Paris wants to limit speed on the ring road to 50 km/h after the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The ring road at Porte d’Orléans, in Paris, in May 2020. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP The speed will be limited to 50 kilometers per hour (km/h) from September 14, 2024…