France name London 2017 team

France have named their team for the World Para Athletics Championship in London. 23 French Paralympians will compete from 14-23 July, while five of the athletes selected are medal winners from Rio 2016. France are looking to improve on their performance at Doha, where they won 13 medals at the 2015 World Championships. This year’s event is already making history as the first time that the World Para Athletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships will be held in the same city. London will host approximately 1,300 athletes contesting 213 medal events across 10 days of competition.

Women

Gloria Agblemagnon (Shot put F20)

Mandy François-Elie (100m, 200m T37)

Nantenin Keita (100m, 200m T13)

Angélina Lanza (Long jump T46)

Laure Ustaritz (400m T37)

Rose Welepa (Shot put, discus F12)

Men

Timothée Adolphe (100m, 200m, 400m T11)

Arnaud Assoumani (Long jump T47)

Jean-Baptiste Alaize (Long jump T44)

Valentin Bertrand (400m, Long jump T37)

Rachid Boutasghount (5000m T20)

Nicolas Brignone (100m, 200m, 400m, 800m T53)

Julien Casoli (800m, 1500m, 5000m T54)

Alexandre Dipoko-Ewane (High jump T46)

Pierre Fairbank (100m, 200m, 400m, 800m T53)

Tony Falelavaki (javelin F44)

Trésor Gauthier Makunda (400m T11)

Dimitri Jozwicki (100m, 200m T38)

Charles-Antoine Kouakou (400m T20)

Louis Radius (800m, 1500m T38)

Moussa Tambadou (Long jump T38)

Marcelin Walico (Javelin F57)

Axel Zorzi (100m, 200m T13)