" Dance with the stars ". Paralympic athlete at the casting of the 10th season

Sami El Gueddari, European Disabled Sports Champion in 2009, will become the first Paralympic athlete to participate in "Dance with the Stars". Lower amputee of the left leg, the one who is now sports director of swimming for the French Handisport Federation joins Moundir, Liane Foly or Linda Hardy at the cast of the TF1 game.

This is a first in the show Dance with the stars : a Paralympic athlete will participate in the 10th season. This is Sami El Gueddari, specialist in the 50m and 100m freestyle, bronze medalist at the European Championship in 2009 and 5th at the 2012 London Games.

"I am proud to be the first Paralympic athlete to join this program. This is a real opportunity, the opportunity to change the eyes, " said Tuesday, August 27, LCI on the former member of the team of France who is now sporting director of swimming for the French Federation Para.

With Moundir, Liane Foly and Linda Hardy

Lower amputee of the left leg, he admits to fear especially fox-trot: "It jumps everywhere, I tell myself that it can be a real challenge, a real difficulty . "

The 35-year-old joins a cast already well supplied. TF1 has recently formalized the participation of Moundir, the adventurer of Koh-Lanta . Liane Foly, Linda Hardy, Hugo Philip, Azize Diabate and Elsa Esnoult will also be on the dance floor with the stars . They will have to face this former high level athlete who admits coming to "win" .

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