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Los Paris 2024 Paralympic Games came to an end this Sunday with a historic performance by the Argentine delegation. With two gold medals, three silver medals and eight bronze medals, the Albiceleste, made up of 70 athletes, placed 37th in the general classification. and achieved his fifth best production and the most outstanding since Arnhem 1980.
The titles were for the swimmer Iñaki Basiloff in the 200 meter individual medley SM7 and Brian Impellizzeri in long jump T37. They were runners-up Hernan Urra in T35 shot put, Los Murciélagos in men’s blind football because they lost the final against France on penalties after a 1-1 draw; and the athlete Alexis Chavez in 100 meters T36. The third places were achieved Antonella Ruiz Diaz in shot put F41; Juan Samorano is Para Taekwondo K44; Fernando Vazquez in long jump T12; Basiloff in 400 meters freestyle S7; Chávez in 400 meters T36; the duo Stephanie Ferrando y Rodrigo Romero a bocce ball; Paula Gomez in Para Judo and the tennis player Gustavo Fernandez.
Iñaki Basiloff gave Argentina a gold and a bronze medal in swimmingJULIEN DE ROSA – AFP
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Plata (3)
Bronze (8)
The medal table of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
The medal table was led from start to finish by China, with a total of 94 gold medals, 76 silver medals and 50 bronze medals. Great Britain was second with 49, 44 and 31, respectively, while the podium was completed by the United States with 36, 42 and 27.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games concluded this Sunday with The Closing Ceremony was attended by Impellizzeri and Ferrando as the standard-bearers for the Argentine delegation. Around 4,400 athletes from 185 countries around the world took part in the event, competing in 22 sports at 18 venues. The Paralympic stadium was the Stade de France in Saint Dennis. The sports in which medals were awarded were football for the blind, boccia, goalball, archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, road cycling, track cycling, equestrian sports, judo, weightlifting, rowing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, shooting, volleyball, basketball, fencing, rugby and tennis.
In the history of the Paralympic event, Argentina has collected a total of 178 medals, including those of Paris 2024: 33 gold, 69 silver and 76 bronze. From Rome 1960 to Paris 2024, there are 17 uninterrupted participations. In this edition, theThe national delegation was made up of 70 athletes and was led in the inaugural parade by the sprinter Hernan Barreto -double bronze medalist in Rio 2016 and another third place in London 2012- and Constanza Garrone -table tennis-.
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