meeting with Paralympic athletes, in full preparation for the Games

2023-04-16 21:02:41

Published on 16/04/2023 23:02

Video length: 3 min.

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Provence-Alpes, S. Soualmia, S. Garat, V. Bour, I. Lemaitre –

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The 2024 Paralympic Games kick off in 500 days in Paris. Meeting with three French sportsmen.

These athletes have overcome hardships and made their handicap a driving force. “I never imagined making a job out of it. It changed the situation of having an accident and the possibility of reaching a high level in a discipline”says Emmanuelle March, professional wheelchair tennis player, Sunday April 16. “It’s the idea of going to meet people, to have fun on a sport that I liked to practice as a hobby at college level”says Fabien Lamirault, gold medalist table tennis player at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo (Japan), in 2021.

Looking for a new challenge

Experiencing the thrills of victory, emotions and the adventure of the Paralympic Games, these athletes are looking for a new challenge: the Paris 2024 Games. “Showing myself that my body is capable of doing a lot of things. There is the social side, the health side, like everyone else, but there is also this little nuance: you have to be stronger and more enduring to cope better with his disability”explains Nathalie Benoit, double medalist in rowing at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.