Paris 2024 Paralympics | They will give us chills: Stéphane Houdet

An innovative new chair

Stéphane is now well established at the top of the world rankings in his sport, regularly sitting in the world number one chair. He's going to stay there, year after year, building up one of the most impressive records in French sport, across all disciplines.

But he didn't stop there; the multi-medallist is constantly on the lookout for innovation and inventiveness. His new chair with two large inclined wheels is a jewel of technology and has enabled him to invent a new way of playing wheelchair tennis: 'on his knees', which gives him better reach and more power, all assets for a player who considers himself one of the slowest on the circuit.

A man who never forgets where he comes from: "When I woke up after 15 days in a coma, I couldn't put my spoon in my mouth, I was missing out... At that point, my aim was more to get that mouthful in than to hold a racket or hit a ball".

In Paris 2024, he will be happy if he enjoys himself and gives pleasure.

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