Place de la République transformed into a huge sports field, more than 80 athletes present, events, demonstrations, initiations: this Sunday is Paralympic Day. Historic partner of the Games and exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, France Télévisions is mobilizing its antennas to bring us the event live. Warm-up session while waiting for Paris 2024. Ask for the program.
France Télévisions celebrates Paralympism! © DR
After the success, a year ago, of the first Paralympic Day, Paris 2024, the State, the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF) and the City of Paris are proposing a new large-scale mobilization on Sunday October 8, the eve of the opening of the ticket office for the Paralympic Games.
In Paris, the Place de la République will be transformed into a huge sports field (twenty-four disciplines offered for initiation or demonstration, including seventeen Paralympic sports and seven parasports), where, all day long, athletes will meet (nearly of eighty announced, including Matt Stutzman, Paralympic para-archery vice-champion at the London Games in 2012, guest of honor) and amateur athletes – whether or not one is in a situation of disability. This day of discovery and awareness represents a first warm-up before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will be held, it should be remembered, from August 28 to September 8. A first warm-up round for the athletes, the public, but also for the media. Stage 2, All sportthe editorial offices of France 2 and France 3 in duplex, Franceinfo channel 27, the Overseas division, the magazine To the Games, citizens!, the digital sports editorial team, the france.tv platform and the Vestiaires series: all the France Télévisions branches are mobilizing to bring us this great gathering. The group, historic partner of the Games and exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is launching an exceptional system, in line with what it will offer in 2024.
By celebrating Paralympism today, by highlighting the athletes who make it great, France Télévisions is helping to bring the French together in the run-up to the Olympics and to campaign for the integration of all.
“Cloakrooms”: 5 new episodes from season 13
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For its thirteenth season, Vestiaires, the short series which “handi-long”, welcomes thirteen Paralympic athletes, multi-medal champions or young hopefuls, all in the running for the Paris 2024 Games.
This October 8, as a preview, five new episodes will be projected on the big screen at Place de la République, in the presence of the athlete-actors:
Succession, with Sofyane Mehiaou (chair basketball, French team, twice winner of the Champions League)The Champions, with Charles Noakes (para-badminton, 3rd world player in singles)Goalball, with Gwendoline Matos (goaball, French team)Disabled retirement, with Kevin Liot (para-shooting, 2022 European champion)Game, set and matchwith Charlotte Fairbank (chair tennis, 3rd French player, 27th in the world).
At the same time, the france.tv platform offers exclusive online access to episodes.
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The various national news editions of France 2 and regional news editions of France 3 will be mobilized through reports and duplexes to celebrate this day. Franceinfo channel 27 will be in immersion at Place de la République, in Paris, to bring French people behind the scenes of this major gathering. The Overseas division will dedicate a complete radio, TV and web team. The sports editorial magazines will be fully mobilized around this event with:
– All sports, Saturday October 7 at 8:00 p.m. on France 3: Marie Mamère will receive an exceptional guest to kick off the next day.
– Stade 2, Sunday October 8 at 8:10 p.m. on France 3.
– On France 3, the magazine Come to the games, citizens! will highlight Paralympism with, on Monday October 2, “Question de Jeux” to find out all the information on these 2024 Paralympic Games and, on Thursday October 5, Théo Curin who will receive the para-athletics champion in his “taxi” Nantenin Keïta. Then, on Friday October 6, a breakdown of goalball, a discipline of the Paralympic Games, with the French team in Aix-en-Provence. The digital sports editorial team will take us behind the scenes of the event throughout the event. the day, with highlights and exciting encounters. The france.tv platform will offer from Sunday October 8 tutorial modules explaining how to buy tickets, as well as around ten new videos to best prepare the French for the opening from the Paralympic ticket office on October 9.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in figures
11 days of competitions549 events22 sports23 disciplines4 400 athletes, including at least 1,859 women182 nations 300 hours of live broadcast on france.tv (i.e. all Paralympic events)
Published on October 5, 2023
2023-10-05 11:52:40
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