Lhe Frenchman Benjamin Daviet won silver in middle distance cross-country skiing (standing category) on Saturday March 12 at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, winning a new medal at these Games after his two titles obtained this week. On the slopes of the northern site of Zhangjiakou, the 32-year-old Haut-Savoyard, native of Annecy, was overtaken by the wire by the Chinese Wang Chenyang.
“I’m really happy with this silver medal. I think I didn’t have the crazy feelings I had yesterday. I was a little tired after a complicated night,” said Benjamin Daviet. “I’m doing a good race (…). I don’t miss anything at all, it must be three or four centimeters away. That’s how it is, it’s sport, you can’t win everything either. »
French flag bearer during the opening ceremony, Benjamin Daviet had already won the Paralympic titles in cross-country sprint and individual biathlon. France now has ten medals (including six gold). She keeps her 4e place in the country ranking.
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Ten medals for France
He will compete again on Sunday, the last day of the Paralympic Games in Beijing (March 4-13), the cross-country ski relay. “We are always transcended on the relay,” said the sportsman. “There, we have a solid team (…). All the staff are top notch. We’re really going to tear our guts out to get this medal. »
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