This was their first public appearance together. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, were at the Stade de France (Seine-Saint-Denis) on Sunday for the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Present in the stands, behind Brigitte Macron, the wife of the head of state, and alongside the resigning Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, the new tenant of Matignon, appointed Thursday after almost two months of waiting, notably stood up to sing the national anthem.
A duo adorned in gold opened the march of the French delegation at the Stade de France on Sunday. Aurélie Aubert - crowned in boccia - and Tanguy de La Forest - Paralympic champion in the 10m rifle in the prone position - have been designated flag bearers for the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris.
We chose a complementary pair, in their experience and expertise of the Games. These are two athletes who moved us with their emotions, their words,
