The FFSA is the Sports Federation for people with mental and/or psychological disabilities. With over 65,000 members, it is the largest sports federation for people with disabilities in France, with over 1,300 clubs and more than 3,000 events a year, including 27 French championships. Because people with mental and/or psychological disabilities are capable of acting on their own, the FFSA adapts the rules of its sports so that they can take part independently.
As a multi-sport and Paralympic organisation, the FFSA offers them - whatever their wishes, abilities and needs - the opportunity to pursue their passion for the sport of their choice in an environment dedicated to their enjoyment, performance, safety and the exercise of their citizenship.
Although mental disability is still under-represented in the Paralympic Movement, taking part in the Torch Relay is an opportunity to show that adaptive sport and its practitioners are fully recognised by the Movement and are an integral part of the great celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
Team Relay in Châlons-en-Champagne, June 30.
The birthplace of many French Adaptive Sport Championships, Châlons-en-Champagne is home to ASAC "Les Matelots" (ACPEI), one of the oldest associations for Adaptive Sport. The town is also one of the cradles of elite Adaptive Sport: it has hosted several world championships and was chosen by Daniel Royer - one of our first athletes to take part in the Paralympic Games - to train and work. Its ESAT was also the first to sign a work integration agreement.
The association, which continues to innovate, built the first gymnasium at the ACPEI IME designed to make sport more accessible to people with autism and mental disabilities. This revolutionary facility also welcomes children from local schools, promoting diversity and helping to change perceptions of disability.
Thierry Washetine was the first French athlete with an intellectual disability to win a world championship title in the javelin event at the 2004 Global Games.
For the first time in the history of the Games, each day of the Olympic Torch Relay and Paralympic Torch Relay, relay teams of 24 people, made up of champions, everyday athletes, volunteers, referees, coaches, etc. will be organized to spread the energy of sport and teamwork throughout the country.
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