Paris 2024 Paralympics: Team Sports Results for Thursday, 29 August

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games kicked off with exciting team sports action on Thursday, 29 August. Here are the highlights from Goalball, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, and Sitting Volleyball.

Goalball

Women’s Matches:

• Turkey vs. Brazil: The match ended in a 3-3 draw. Turkey, the two-time defending champions, faced a tough challenge from Brazil.
• France vs. Canada: Canada dominated the game, winning 10-0.
• Japan vs. South Korea: Japan won 3-1 in this all-Asian duel.

Men’s Matches:

• France vs. Brazil: France lost to the defending champions Brazil with a score of 8-5.
• China vs. Japan: China narrowly beat Japan 7-6.
• Ukraine vs. Egypt: Ukraine secured a 6-3 victory over Egypt.

Wheelchair Basketball

Men’s Matches:

• Great Britain vs. Germany: Great Britain won 76-55.
• USA vs. Spain: The USA had a hard-fought win, 66-56.
• Netherlands vs. Australia: Netherlands triumphed with a score of 66-55.

Women’s Matches:

• Great Britain vs. Spain: Great Britain won easily, 69-34.
• China vs. Canada: China edged out Canada, 70-65.

Wheelchair Rugby

Mixed Matches:

• USA vs. Canada: The USA won 51-48, with Chuck Aoki scoring 21 tries.
• Japan vs. Germany: Japan secured a 55-44 victory.
• Great Britain vs. Australia: Great Britain won 58-55, despite 36 tries from Australia’s Ryley Batt.
• France vs. Denmark: France won 53-51, with Jonathan Hivernat scoring 29 tries.

Sitting Volleyball

Men’s Matches:

• France vs. Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan won 3-0 (25-7, 25-20, 25-7).
• Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Egypt: Bosnia-Herzegovina won 3-1.

Women’s Matches:

• Brazil vs. Rwanda: Brazil dominated with a 3-0 win.
• Canada vs. Slovenia: Canada won 3-0.

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