The French counter is now operational! Marie Patouillet won bronze in para-cycling on the second day of competition on Wednesday, August 25, giving France its first medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Kylian Mbappé Finally Welcomes Lionel Messi To PSG
The 33-year-old Frenchwoman finished third in the individual pursuit despite already being a vice-world champion and a double French champion in her category (category C5). “I’m not sure I understand. For my first Games, the first event, and first medal,” reacted the sprint specialist trackwoman.
Marie Patouillet, a latecomer to cycling, had a breakthrough in 2017 by winning a stage of the Tour cyclotouriste.
🚨🇫🇷 LE BRONZE POUR MARIE PATOUILLET !
Marie donne le ton en para-cyclisme (poursuite C5) et ramène la première médaille de notre délégation française 👊💥 #AllezLesBleus #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/FJkZNY0FxI
— Equipe France (@EquipeFRA) August 25, 2021
Grégory Baugé, quadruple world champion in individual speed and silver medalist in the same event at the London Olympics in 2012, coaches the athlete.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Lionel Messi Will Wear His Barca Debut Number At PSG
The para-cyclist, who was born with a defect in one foot, has a good chance of medaling again on Friday in the 500m standing start, her speciality in which she is a vice-world champion (2020) and bronze medalist (2019).
