Three medals of the same bronze metal fell in table tennis last night for France! The experienced Thu Kamkasomphou, 52, has signed a sixth individual podium (Class 8) in six Paralympic Games. She started her Paralympic adventure in 2000 with a title in Sydney (in Class 9 at the time).
As in Rio, wheelchair table tennis player Maxime Thomas also took third place in individual (Class 4), his fourth Paralympic medal added to those obtained by teams. It was imitated by Lucas Créange, in Class 11, dedicated to cognitive disabilities.
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?????? THE BRONZE FOR THU !!
After her defeat in the semi-final against the Chinese Wenjuan Huang, Thu Kamkasomphou climbed to the third step of the podium ??#AllezLesBleus #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/38nqOhGd6i
– France Team (@EquipeFRA) August 28, 2021
?????? Maxime Thomas wins the bronze medal!
Beaten in 4 sets by Turkish Abdullah Ozturk in the semifinals, Frenchman Maxime Thomas gets the same metal as in Rio in 2016 #Paralympic Games
Follow the para table tennis live? https://t.co/zKZhvdI9SP pic.twitter.com/x2wu5UsIEt
– francetvsport (@francetvsport) August 28, 2021
What an intense match between Lucas Créange and Peter Palos !!! ??
The Frenchman narrowly fails in the 5th set of his semi-final and therefore wins the bronze medal in #TennisDeTable Class 11. ?? ????
Well done Lucas !!! ??#Paralympic Games | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/qk2NRx7BLO
– # Tokyo2020 in French (@ Tokyo2020fr) August 28, 2021
With the medals of the three French table tennis players, this brings to 7 the number of new medals for France… Including one gold, won by Alexis Hanquinquant in the triathlon, and one silver obtained by Marie-Amélie Le Fur.
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