The last day of the Paris Paralympic Games ended with a silver medal for the Spanish marathon runner Alberto Suárez, while Elena Congost was disqualified after winning the bronze for helping her guide.
The last day of the Paralympic Games has been marked by an amazing marathon record led by the Moroccan runner Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi, who finished the race in two hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds.
The Spanish delegation added a silver medal on Sunday thanks to Alberto Suárez who came in second place in the marathon for the visually impaired. However, the Spanish athlete Elena Congost lost her bronze medal being disqualified for letting go of the rope for a second with your guide just 10 meters from the finish line.
The Catalan runner, who returned to the podium after eight years, tried to help her guide when he was about to fall to the ground due to cramps. “I haven’t been disqualified for cheating but for being a person and help my guide,” Congost said through tears after the race.
Spain thus ends the Paralympic Games with 40 medals: seven gold, 11 silver and 22 bronze.
China once again takes first place in the medal table
For the sixth time in a row, China finished at the top of the medal table of the Paralympic Games. The Chinese team won 220 medals in total, almost double that of the United Kingdom, which came in second with 124 titles.
Ukraine occupied seventh place in the tablealmost equaling its position in Tokyo 2020, despite the hundreds of Paralympic facilities that have been destroyed or damaged in the war with Russia.
European athletes They have won more than 420 medals this year.
