The French Manon Genest won the bronze medal in the long jump category T37 on Tuesday at the World Para Athletics Championships, and allowed the Blues to open their counter in Paris.
Silver medalist at the European Championships in Poland in 2021, the 30-year-old athlete jumped 4.76m allowing her to earn her first medal in the Worlds, in a category bringing together cerebral palsy athletes. or similar.
France had so far failed to climb onto a podium at the Worlds in Paris, which take place until July 17 at the Stade Charléty.