Goodbye, Paris 2024! The last day of the Paralympic Games has arrived and the Mexican athletes’ competitions have ended with one last medal.
The Mexican delegation arrived in the French capital with the aim of surpassing their record of 22 medals obtained in Tokyo 2020, which they came close to achieving.
Where and at what time can you watch the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games?
The story of Paris 2024 is coming to an end, but in addition to the final competitions, the last page of this story is still missing: the closing of the Paralympic Games.
The event is scheduled for this Sunday, September 8 at 12:30 p.m. Central Mexico Time, according to the Olympics website.
The broadcast can also be followed on the Claro Video streaming platform or the Claro Sports YouTube channel.
Results: How many Mexicans competed today in the Paris 2024 Paralympics and how did they do?
The national athletes, although in smaller numbers than in the first days of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, gave their maximum effort to try to obtain the precious place on the podium.
These were the last competitions scheduled for Mexican athletes.
For Power Lifting: Jose de Jesus Castillo wins bronze
- Men’s 107 kg final, 1:00 a.m. (Central Mexico Time).
José de Jesús Castillo took third place at Paris 2024 in the weightlifting final, with a mark of 222, behind Mongolian competitor Sodnompiljee ENKHBAYAR (248) and Iranian gold winner Aliakbar GHARIBSHAHI (252).
Tears of glory! 🇲🇽🥉
With great emotion José de Jesús Castillo receives the bronze medal of the Paralympic Games in Para powerlifting -107 kilograms and the flag of Mexico is raised in La Chapelle Arena in #Paris2024 🇫🇷. pic.twitter.com/thtZ5LSoWM
— CONADE (@CONADE) September 8, 2024
For Power Lifting: Perla Patricia Bárcenas finishes 7th
- Women’s final, 86 kg, 6:00 a.m. (Central Mexico Time).
Mexican Perla Patricia Bárcenas finished in seventh place in her competition, having lifted 130 kilos.
Good effort! 🏋🏻♀️🇲🇽🙌
Perla Patricia Bárcenas finished in seventh place, with a valid lift of 130 kilos, in the +86 kilos final, in the #ParaPowerliftinglast competition for Mexico 🇲🇽 at the Paralympic Games #Paris2024 🇫🇷. pic.twitter.com/c5927eAEtI
— CONADE (@CONADE) September 8, 2024
General Paralympic Games schedule: What sports are on today?
Sports did not stop at this Paralympic event and, although the representatives of our country were not present, there was no shortage of emotions in the different disciplines on the last day of competition.
These are the matches for September 8, according to the official Paris 2024 website.
- For Marathon (women and men).
- For canoeing (women’s and men’s finals).
- Wheelchair basketball (medal match, men’s and women’s).
Where to watch the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Mexico?
The options for following the competitions at the Paralympic Games are more limited than at the Olympic Games because there are no open TV channels available to follow the activities. Instead, an internet connection is required, but it is possible to watch them from Mexico.
The options are as follows.
Medal table: How is Mexico doing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games?
Mexican athletes have won 17 medals in this edition of the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Gold medals:
Silver medals:
- For swimming (50 m Backstroke – S4): Angel de Jesus Camacho Ramirez.
- For swimming (Women’s 50m Backstroke – S2): Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez.
- For swimming (Women’s 100m Backstroke – S2): Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez.
- For taekwondo (men’s K44 -80 kg): Luis Mario Nájera.
- Javelin throw (men’s F54): Edgar Ulises Fuentes Yáñez.
- Bullet impulse (female F33): Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera.
Bronze medals:
- For swimming (400 meters freestyle – S6): Jesus Alberto Gutierrez Bermudez.
- Power lifting (women +61 kg): Amalia Pérez Vázquez.
- For athletics, women’s discus throw (F55): Rosa María Guerrero Cazares.
- For athletics, women’s discus throw (F64): Osiris Aneth Machado Silver.
- For swimming (Men’s 100m Freestyle – S4): Angel de Jesus Camacho Ramirez.
- For swimming (Men’s 150m Individual Medley – SM4): Ángel de Jesús Camacho Ramírez.
- For taekwondo (men’s K44 -70 kg): Juan Diego García López.
- For Power lifting (107 kg): Jose de Jesus Castillo.
