Paris 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 10 – Back to reality

There's political uproar in them thar hills as the Paralympic thrills come to a close. Woe, woe and thrice woe, the end is nigh.

Revenge

Argentina got the football World Cup in 2022 in Qatar. France beat Argentina to claim gold in the blind football. It finished 1-1 and France won the penalty shoot-out to claim their first gold medal in the event which has been at the Paralympics since 2004.

The success was one of two golds for the hosts on the day and it took them to 19 – one off the target of 20. But they were in eighth place – the desired position for the 2024 Games. So all to play for on the final day of competition.

Inclusion, inclusion, inclusion

A nod to the former British prime minister Tony Blair who, when seeking a second term, said his administration would promote "Education, education, education".

The Paralympic Games have been instructive for all manner of reasons. For the past fortnight we have witnessed stories of people with impairments triumphing over physical or mental adversities, and also what politicians fail to do to upgrade the infrastructure to assist their independence.

On Day 9, Hewett and Gordon Reid beat Oda and Takuya Miki 6-2, 6-1 to take the men's doubles. Hewett, 26, will have to console himself with a second silver following his defeat in the final in Rio in 2016.

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