Tokyo 2021: Nélia Barbosa in silver, Lucas Mazur in the final

Published on : 09/04/2021 – 07:14

On the eve of the closing of the Paralympic Games, Saturday September 4, will the Blues continue their momentum of Friday in Tokyo, a day rich in gold medals?

For her first Games, the French Nélia Barbosa made a strong impression: she finished vice-Olympic champion in para canoe, giving France one more silver medal for the moment. 12th on the Paralympic Games medal table. The other Frenchman entered in the para canoe final, Eddie Potdevin, for his part finished 6th for his first participation in the Games.

On the athletics track, Nantenin Keita failed at the foot of the podium in the 400-meter final (4th), a disappointment for the French athlete who won the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio, in 2016.

Lucas Mazur in the final, the women’s double in contention for bronze

Lucas Mazur lived up to expectations on Saturday by qualifying for the Olympic final. His mission on Sunday will be to win against the Indian Suhas Yathiraj the very first Paralympic medal in the history of French para badminton.

Lenaig Morin and Faustine Noël were eliminated by their Indonesian opponents in the semi-final of women’s doubles in para badminton. They are still in the race for the bronze medal.