France at the 1968 Summer Paralympics France at the 1968 Summer Paralympics France competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The French team contained fifty-five athletes; forty-one men and fourteen women . The team finished fifth in the medal table and won a total of thirty-two medals; thirteen gold, ten silver and nine bronze. Twelve French archers, ten men and two women, competed at the Games winning seven medals; two gold, one silver and four bronze. In the men's St. Nicholas round event for paraplegics France won two medals; Nadal won silver and Guesnon bronze, the gold
Don Durbridge kept him in demand as a broadcast anchor and commentator for international boxing and football matches. It also took him across the globe including to Aden (now Yemen) in 1966/67, to Cologne in Germany (1968–69 and again for part of '72) and then to Gibraltar for three years. In 1972, Don was assigned as a BFBS reporter for the Munich Olympics, where he secured a worldwide scoop – an exclusive interview with the swimmer Mark Spitz, who'd won an – unprecedented at the time – seven gold medals at the Games. Don was also press officer and matchday announcer for