Paris 2024: Blind football to kick off at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
Blind football athletes will launch their campaigns at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, while boccia will hand out its first medals 01 Sep 2024
It is day four of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and the excitement continues to rise!
On day four, Paralympians will take the spotlight in the beautiful setting of Paris with blind football opening at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
One of the only two sports without an Olympic counterpart, boccia, will have its first Paralympic medals awarded, while Para badminton will also see its first Paris 2024 Paralympic champions.
Para triathlon events, which were set to take place on 1 September, have been postponed to day five.
Still trying to decide what to watch today? We’ve got you covered.
Blind football starts at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
The blind football competition is finally kicking off at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Brazil has won every single Paralympic gold medal since the sport was introduced, but can other teams make history in the French capital? European champions France will have the support of the crowd, while Argentina won the most recent World Championships.
There will be four group stage matches on day four. Japan faces Colombia in the opener and the hosts will play against China in the evening.
First medals in boccia
Boccia athletes have been taking Paris by storm. The first gold medals of the Games will be awarded in the women’s individual BC2 tournament and the men’s tournament.
Paris 2024 marks the first time men and women are competing separately in the individual competition. Claire Taggart of Great Britain, Jeong Soyeong of South Korea, Cristina Goncalves of Portugal, and Gischa Zayana of Indonesia have a shot at winning the inaugural women’s BC2 event.
Thailand’s Watcharaphon Vongsa and Worawut Saengampa, Robert Mezik of Slovakia, and Muhammad Bintang Herlangga of Indonesia have a chance at winning gold in the men’s event.
Para badminton champions crowned
Speaking of first gold medals of the Games, don’t miss out on the medal action in Para badminton. There will be the men’s doubles WH1-WH2 gold medal match and the women’s doubles WH1-WH2 gold medal match at La Chapelle Arena.
In the women’s tournament, Japan’s Sarina Satomi and Yuma Yamazaki are looking to defend the title they won at Tokyo 2020.
A 400m race to remember
Red-hot competition will continue at the Stade de France, with 19 gold medals up for grabs. Paralympic fans cannot miss the men’s 400m T11 final.
Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Guillaume Junior Atangana and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua have a shot at winning the team's second medal. Zakia Khudadadi won the RPT’s first-ever medal, a bronze, in Para taekwondo on day one.
France’s Timothee Adolphe hopes that the home crowd will help him win his maiden gold medal when he takes to the track.
