There are only three days of competition left at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, but things are getting better and better.
Para-canoeing is finally starting at the Vaires-sur-Marne stadium and the first medals are being awarded in sitting volleyball. Will Morteza Mehrzadselakjani and the Iranian team win their third consecutive gold medal in the men’s tournament? We can’t wait to find out.
The lineups for the wheelchair basketball medal games will be decided on Day 9. The medal games will take place on September 7 and 8. At the Grand Palais, Thailand’s wheelchair fencing legend Saysunee Jana will try to win her third gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games.
Here’s everything you need to know about day nine.
Para-canoe starts at the Vaires-sur-Marne stadium
The last sport to compete at Paris 2024 is para-canoeing, which starts on day nine at the Vaires-sur-Marne stadium. The first day will feature heats for all 10 events, before two days of medal competition.
In total, around 100 athletes will demonstrate their strength, technique and determination as they sprint across the finish line at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
“Our sport is super exciting, but it’s over so quickly. If we could generate a little more enthusiasm for it, that would be really good,” said Australian Curtis McGrath, who wants to defend his two titles from Tokyo 2020.
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First gold medals at Paris 2024 in sitting volleyball
The men’s sitting volleyball final is a must-see on day nine. Top team Iran will face Bosnia and Herzegovina as they look to win their third consecutive gold medal. Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, the tallest man in the tournament, will be looking to lead his team to another victory.
“We cannot predict the final outcome of the competition. But we have to try to do our best as the next match will be against Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Iranian player Sadegh Bigdeli.
“We’ll see what happens, but we’ll try to become champions.”
Germany and Egypt will play for the bronze medal earlier in the day.
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Finalists in wheelchair basketball have been determined
Day nine is a big day for wheelchair basketball fans as it is when the teams will be decided in the women’s final. The men’s semi-finals took place on day eight, with Great Britain and the USA making it to the final.
The women’s semifinals will take place on the afternoon of the ninth day. In the first game, China will face the USA, followed by a duel between Canada and the reigning Paralympic champions, the Netherlands.
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Saysunee Jana aims for triple gold in Paris 2024
In wheelchair fencing, Thailand’s Saysunee Jana is hoping to win her third gold medal at Paris 2024, her sixth Paralympic Games. She will compete in her final individual event, the women’s B épée, after finishing with bronze in the Tokyo 2020 competition.
“I have gained a lot of experience over the past few years,” she said after winning her second gold medal on September 4.
“Last time, in Tokyo 2020, I missed out and only got bronze (in the épée), but this year is my year to get gold.”
In Paris, she stood at the top of the podium in the women’s category B foil and the women’s category B sabre.
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Will Diede de Groot defend her women’s singles title?
Diede de Groot, who has lost only two singles matches since Tokyo 2020, will be looking to defend her women’s singles gold medal at the legendary Roland Garros stadium. She will face second-seeded Japanese Yui Kamiji, to whom she lost in July this year.
The Dutch women de Groot and Aniek van Koot won silver in the women’s doubles on September 5th behind Kamiji and Manami Tanaka. Will de Groot get her revenge in the singles?
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