IN PICTURES – Supporters set fire to the Paralympic Games – Libération

IN PICTURES – Supporters set fire to the Paralympic Games – Libération

In Libé’s eye

published on September 5, 2024 at 5:08 p.m.

The public cheers French cyclists Marie Patouillet and Heïdi Gaugain on August 30.

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Near La Défense Arena, on August 29 in Nanterre, where the para-swimming competitions take place.

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Young fans among the 8,000 supporters present await the arrival of multi-world taekwondo champion Bopha Kong, before his lost quarter-final at the Grand Palais on August 29.

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The fight for victory of Zakia Khudadadi, who brings the first charm in the young history of the refugee Paralympic team, on August 29 at the Grand Palais. The taekwondo player dedicated her bronze medal to “all women in Afghanistan”.

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More than a hundred people made the trip from Saint-Caradec, a town in Côtes-d’Armor where Alexandre Léauté is from, to support the paracyclist who dropped out on August 30 at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome. , the track pursuit gold medal.

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Blind football, the events of which are held at the Arena Paris Sud, requires absolute silence, because the players (with the exception of the goalkeepers) are blind and can find their way in particular thanks to the sounds of the ball with bells and the indications of the bells. coaches and goals.

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A supporter on August 31 in front of a Bleues goalball match, a sport at the crossroads of handball, bowling and dodgeball, played by people with visual impairments.

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Blind or visually impaired spectators can follow the goalball match using “vision pads”, which allow them to feel the movement of the ball by touch.

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Supporters of the Iranian men’s goalball team, which faces Brazil on August 31.

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The close Brazil-Iran goalball duel on August 31 ended with a score of 7 to 7.

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The flag bearer of the French delegation Alexis Hanquinquant is cheered by fans as he wins the triathlon gold medal in the PTS4 category on September 2.

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Gold medalist badista Charles Noakes enjoys his celebration at Club France in Parc de la Villette, Paris, on September 3.

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In the audience at Club France, Sabine (53 years old) came with her son Léo (21 years old), a sports enthusiast who practices football, tennis and karate.

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Méril Loquette sitting on the knees of his teammate from the French para-badminton team Thomas Jakobs, at Club France on September 3.

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