Paris 2024: Marathon wraps up Para athletics on final day of the Paralympics
The final medals in |A|
Para athletics, powerlifting, canoe |B|
and wheelchair basketball will |C|
be awarded on Day |D|
11 before Paris 2024 |E|
comes to an end |F|
with the Closing Ceremony Today |G|
is the final day |H|
of the Paris 2024 |J|
Paralympics! The final medals |K|
will be awarded in |L|
four sports – Para |M|
athletics, Para powerlifting, Para |O|
canoe and wheelchair basketball |P|
– before a fabulous |Q|
Closing Ceremony brings the |R|
curtain down on the |S|
Games. While it’s the last |U|
day, it’s not over |V|
yet. Here is everything |Y|
you need to know |Z|
about Day 11. Para athletics, the |B|
biggest sport on the |C|
Paris 2024 programme in |D|
terms of athlete numbers |E|
and events, will come |F|
to a close on |G|
day 11 with four |H|
marathons. Swiss wheelchair racing |J|
stars Catherine Debrunner and |K|
Marcel Hug are looking |L|
to dominate in the |M|
women’s and men’s marathon |O|
T54, respectively, while Japan’s |P|
Misato Michishita is aiming |Q|
to defend her gold |R|
medal from Tokyo 2020 |S|
in the women’s marathon |U|
T12. After starting in |V|
Seine-Saint-Denis, the athletes will |Y|
pass through the Place |Z|
de la Concorde, which |A|
staged the Opening Ceremony, |B|
before competing in the |C|
Champs-Elysees and going around |D|
the Arc de Triomphe. |E|
The finish line is |F|
located in front of |G|
the Esplanades de Invalides. Full |H|
Para athletics programme At Bercy Arena, |L|
the Netherlands and the |M|
USA will play for |O|
gold in wheelchair basketball. |P|
The Netherlands are the |Q|
defending Paralympic champions, while |R|
the United States are |S|
aiming for their first |U|
gold since Rio 2016. The |V|
Dutch team have not |Y|
lost a single game |Z|
in Paris, and they |A|
are looking to maintain |B|
their perfect record in |C|
the gold medal match. |D|
In the preliminary stage, |E|
the Netherlands defeated the |F|
USA 69-56. Can the |G|
Dutch do it again |H|
in the final? China and |J|
Canada will play in |K|
the bronze medal match |L|
earlier in the day, |M|
with Canada targeting their |O|
first Paralympic podium since |P|
Athens 2004. Full wheelchair basketball |Q|
programme Para canoe and Para |U|
powerlifting will award the |V|
sports’ final medals on |Y|
day 11. There will |Z|
be five finals in |A|
Para canoe at the |B|
Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium and four |C|
in Para powerlifting at |D|
La Chapelle Arena. Athletes to |E|
watch in Para powerlifting |F|
include Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo, |G|
who currently holds the |H|
world record of 165kg |J|
in the women’s over |K|
86kg division. The |O|
Stade de France, which |P|
staged track and field |Q|
events during the Games, |R|
will provide the stage |S|
for the Closing Ceremony, |U|
which is set to |V|
be a “giant party” |Y|
with artists from the |Z|
French electronic music scene. |A|
The ceremony will celebrate |B|
the accomplishments of the |C|
roughly 4,400 athletes from |D|
around the world who |E|
competed across 22 sports. |F|
The Paralympic flag will |G|
be handed over to |H|
Los Angeles, the hosts |J|
of the 2028 Games. |K|
The Closing Ceremony is |L|
a must-watch for everyone, |M|
especially for those of |O|
you who enjoyed the |P|
stunning Opening Ceremony on |Q|
28 August. Marathon concludes |A|
Para athletics
Can the |J|
Netherlands defend their women’s |K|
basketball gold?
Para canoe and Para |R|
powerlifting wrap up exciting |S|
action
“Giant party” |L|
Closing Ceremony brings curtain |M|
down on the Games
