Belgium at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation
Belgium at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Belgium
IPC codeBEL
NPCBelgian Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors15 in 6 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Belgium is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 3 1 4
Badminton 0 1 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Equestrian TBD TBD 4
Table tennis 3 0 3
Total 8 3 15

Archery

Belgium secured a quota place in the men's compound event by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[1]

Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
  Men's individual compound

Athletics

Belgian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
  Men's 100 m T51
 
  Men's 400 m T52
  Women's 400 m T54

Badminton

Belgium has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Man-Kei To Women's singles WH1

Cycling

Belgium entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[2]

Equestrian

Belgium entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.[3][4]

Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT Score Rank
  See above Team
 
 

Table tennis

Belgium entered three athletes for the Paralympic games. Laurens Devos and Florian Van Acker qualified for their games by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, through the 2023 European Para Championships held in Sheffield, Great Britain;[5] meanwhile Ben Ashok Despineux qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ben Ashok Despineux Men's individual C7
Laurens Devos Men's individual C9
Florian Van Acker Men's individual C11

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Para Equestrian - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "FEI World Championships Herning Denmark 2022". FEI. 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "21 men and women qualify for 2024 Paralympics with victories in European Para Table Tennis Championship". European Table Tennis Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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