It’s been medals galore for our Scots on Paralympics GB – we take a look at the action and preview the final few days of the Games.
Athletics
Owen Miller was the golden boy on the track for GB, winning the T20 1500m on his Paralympic debut.
The 29-year-old sprinted home to a time of three minutes 54.57 seconds, coming through from fifth place in the final 400m.
Libby Clegg bowed out in style, winning silver in the 4x100m Universal Relay after confirming her retirement from the sport. Clegg, alonside guide Chris Clarke, ran with Jonnie Peacock, Ali Smith and Nathan Maguire, with the team upgraded from bronze to silver after an enfringement call against China in second.
Jo Butterfield finished fourth in the Women’s F51 Club Throw with a season’s best 21.77m.
On Saturday Ben Rowlings competes in the Men’s T34 800m (01:55), while Derek Rae competes in the Men’s T46 Marathon (from 22:00).
Swimming
It was a further medal for the Clegg family, with Stephen winning silver in the Men’s S12 100m Butterfly to add to his bronze medal from earlier in the Games.
Cycling
Jenny Holl piloted Sophie Unwin to a silver medal in the Women’s B Road Race, adding to their bronze medal from the track.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid narrowly missed out on the gold medal with partner Alfie Hewitt in the Men’s Doubles. Tha pair lost out on a tie-break to French pair Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer, 5-7 6-0 6-7.
Reid and Hewitt will face-off against each other in the Men’s Singles Bronze Medal match.
Boccia
Stephen McGuire and the McCowans were eliminated at the pool stage of the BC3/BC4 Pairs.
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
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There were two more medals to celebrate for our Scots on Paralympics GB – we take a look at the action.
Cycling
Fin Graham won his second silver of the Games, finishing second behind Ben Watson in the Men’s C1-3 Road Race.
Athletics
Sammi Kinghorn won silver in the Women’s T53 400m, adding to her bronze medal from Wednesday’s T53 100m.
Mel Woods recorded a 59.11 in her heat for the T54 Women’s 400m, falling outside qualification for the final.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid lost out to Shingo Kuneida in the Semi-Final of the Men’s Singles, and will now face doubles team-mate Alfie Hewitt in the bronze medal match.
Swimming
Toni Shaw finished just outside the medal positions, with a fourth place in the Women’s S9 100m Butterfly.
In the Men’s S14 100m Backstroke Louise Lawler finished in eighth place.
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
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Bronze on the track for Sammi Kinghorn led another successful day for the Scots on Paralympics GB on Wednesday – here’s a roundup of all the action from Tokyo and a look ahead to Thursday.
Athletics
Sammi Kinghorn won her first Paralympic medal with bronze in the Women’s T53 100m, crossing the line in 16.53 seconds as Gao Fang led home a Chinese 1-2.
“I can’t believe it. I mean to get fifth in Rio and now to get bronze… I’m just so chuffed to come away with a medal. And the thing is I know I’m still getting faster and there’s more to come. I know one day I will get gold, it’s just about learning. Every time I get on the track I learn something else.
“A lot of these girls are older than me, they’re more experienced, but I know every year I’ll get stronger and stronger. It’s three years until Paris, I’ll be 28, I’ll be hopefully more mature and hopefully I’ll be faster.”
Sammi will be back in action in the heats of the Women’s T53 400m on Thursday (04:10) with Melanie Woods racing over the same distance in the T54 event (04:42). The finals take place later on Thursday, at 11:30 and 11:40 respectively.
Swimming
Andy Mullen was the sole Scot in action in the pool on Wednesday, finishing seventh in his heat of the Men’s S5 50m Freestyle.
Thursday sees Louis Lawlor make his Paralympic Games debut in the heats of the Men’s S14 100m Backstroke (02:05) with the final scheduled for 10:03. Toni Shaw will be looking to be in the medal hunt in the Women’s S9 100m Butterfly with the heats at 01:42 and the final at 09:28. She could also be involved in the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay final at 11.59.
Boccia
Scott McCowan finished fourth, his highest ever placing at a Paralympics, after a 1-6 loss to Daniel Michel of Australia in the BC3 bronze medal match.
Thursday sees the start of the Pairs events where Scott and brother Jamie compete in Pool A of the BC3 event with the first game against South Korea (03:25) and Stephen McGuire in Pool A the BC4 where GB’s first opponents will be Brazil (06:25).
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid is into the Men’s Singles semi-finals after a 7-5 3-6 6-1 win over Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina. He now faces top seed and home favourite Shingo Kuniedo third on Centre Court on Thursday (play starts at 02:00).
Cycling
Fin Graham will be aiming for the podium in the Men’s C1-3 Road Race (01:48).
Wheelchair Basketball
Robyn Love and Jude Hamer will be in action as Paralympics GB take on Spain in the 7th/ 8th Classification Playoff on Thursday (07:00).
There were more success for our Scots on Paralympic GB on Tuesday – here’s a round up of all the action from Tokyo.
Swimming
Stephen Clegg racked up a personal best, a new British record and his second bronze medal of the Games with a time of 53.43 in the Men’s S12 100m Freestyle.
“That was pretty unexpected! I knew it was going to be a tough race as there were a lot of fast guys around me.
“This whole meet has been about the butterfly, everything else is a bonus, so two PBs in two events so far has set me up well for Friday night and I’m looking forward to racing these lads again.”
Toni Shaw was three hundredths of a second off a second medal of the Games, finishing fourth in the Women’s S9 Freestyle.
On Wednesday Andy Mullen is back in the pool, with the Men’s S5 50m Freestyle Heats taking place at 02:31 and the Final at 11:29.
Boccia
Scott McCowan agonisingly missed out on a final place after a tie-break defeat to Greek Grigorios Polychronidis. Scott had earlier delivered a perfect performance to defeat Brazilian Evelyn de Oliveira 9-1, and will now face Daniel Michel of Australia in the BC3 Bronze Medal Match on Wednesday (02:40).
Cycling
There were strong performances in the Road Cycling Time Trials. Jenny Holl, piloting Sophie Unwin, finished fifth in the Women’s B event, while Fin Graham was just three seconds short of a podium place in the Men’s C3, finishing fourth.
Wheelchair Basketball
Jude Hamer and Robyn Love featured for Paralympics GB in their quarter-final match against China, but could not prevent a 47-33 defeat to end their tournament in Tokyo.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid and partner Alfie Hewett are guaranteed medals after easing through the Men’s Doubles Semi-finals with a 6-2 6-1 win over Takashi Sanada and Shingo Kunieda of Japan.
Reid is back in singles action on Wednesday, facing Gustavo Fernandez (03:00), with the Doubles Final taking place later in the week.
Athletics
Sammi Kinghorn will race in the T53 Women’s 100m Final on Wednesday (12:37).
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
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Catch up with all the Day Six action for the Scots on Paralympics GB and look ahead to another packed day on Tuesday.
Swimming
Andy Mullen finished 7th in the S5 Men’s 50m Backstroke final with a time of 37.96, as Zheng Tao won in world record time, leading home a Chinese clean sweep of the medals.
With medals already under their belts, Stephen Clegg and Toni Shaw are back in action on Tuesday. Clegg is up first in the heats of the Men’s S12 100m Freestyle (01:14) before Shaw is goes in the heats of the Women’s S9 100m Freestyle (02:36). The finals are at 09:21 and 11.15 respectively.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid breezed into the Men’s Singles quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Japan’s Takashi Sanada. He followed his Singles success by teaming up with Alfie Hewett to claim a place in the Doubles semi-finals, making it past the Belgian pair of Gerard and Vandrope 6-2 6-2.
The Doubles semi-finals take place on Tuesday (play begins 03:00) with top seeds Reid and Hewett playing third seeds Kunieda and Samada of Japan.
Boccia
In the BC3 event Scott McCowan made it three wins from three as he beat Australia’s Spencer Cotie 4-3 to top Pool E and progress to the quarter-finals where he faces Evelyn de Oliveira of Brazil (03:55).
His brother Jamie, drawn in the same pool, was agonisingly close to the win against Stefania Ferrando from Argentina, losing out in a tie-break after the match ended 2-2.
Stephen McGuire lost out 6-0 to Colombia’s Euclides Grisales in his BC4 Pool C match, meaning he misses out on a place in the quarter-finals.
Athletics
Ben Rowlings finished ninth in the T34 Men’s 100m final in a time of 16.77.
Shooting
Lesley Stewart Finished 18th in the R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 qualification round.
Wheelchair Basketball
Robyn Love and Jude Hamer will be looking to bring their best form as Paralympics GB take on China in the Women’s Wheelchair Basketball quarter-finals on Tuesday (10:15).
Cycling
Cycling moves from track to road and both Finlay Graham in the Men’s C3 Time Trial (06:21) and Jenny Holl, as pilot to Sophie Unwin for the Women’s B Time Trial (06:43), are back in action.
It was a special Sunday for Paralympics GB – we look at how our Scots in Tokyo fared.
Athletics
Maria Lyle won her second bronze medal of the 2020 Paralympics on Sunday, adding to Friday’s T35 100m success with another in the 200m.
It was a season’s best time for 21 year-old Lyle, who finished behind China’s Xia Zhou and Australia’s Isis Holt in a repeat of Friday’s podium finishers.
Sammi Kinghorn finished fourth in the T53 800m, agonisingly 0.04 seconds behind the bronze medal position.
Melanie Woods was fifth in her T54 800m final, recording a strong personal best time in her first Paralympics.
On Monday Ben Rowlings competes in the T34 Men’s 100m final (02:43).
Swimming
Scott Quin also won bronze, finishing third in the SB14 100m breaststroke, with fellow Scot Conner Morrison in eighth.
Toni Shaw, winner of a bronze medal earlier in the Games, was part of the 34pt 4x100m freestyle, finishing fourth before a disqualification due to a takeover infringement.
Andy Mullen returns to action on Monday in the S5 Men’s 50m backstroke – the heats are at 01:49 with the final at 10:18.
Archery
Nathan McQueen paired with Jess Stretton to finish sixth in the team compound.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid and partner Alfie Hewett breezed through to the second round of the men’s doubles, winning 6-0 6-0 against Austria’s Thomas Flax and Nico Langmann.
He’s a busy man on Monday, with action in both the singles and doubles. He faces Japan’s Takashi Sanada (play starts at 07:00, with Reid second on Court 1), before teaming with Hewett to play the Belgian pair of Gerard and Vandrope (fourth on Court 2).
Boccia
Stephen McGuire defeated Shun Asaki of Japan to secure his first B4 pool win. Scott McCowan recorded his second victory in the B3 pool with a 6-1 win over Argentina’s Stefania Ferrando, but brother Jamie McCowan lost to Australia’s Spencer Cotie.
McGuire is back in action on Monday, facing Columbia’s Euclides Grisales (01:30), with Scott McCowan taking on Cotie and Jamie against Ferrando to complete the Pool E fixtures.
Shooting
Lesley Stewart takes part in the R2 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 – qualification starts at 00:30, with the final at 05:15.
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
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Three medals in the velodrome and a brilliant bronze for Micky Yule were the highlights for the Scots on Paralympics GB on Day Four– we take a look at all the action for our Scots in Tokyo and preview a day full of more medal opportunities on Sunday.
Cycling
It was a dream performance from Neil Fachie and pilot Matt Rotherham in the Men’s B 1000m Time Trial as they took over a second off the World record to win gold in 58.038. It was a fourth Paralympic medal for Fachie, adding to his gold and silver from 2012 and silver from 2016. Lewis Stewart made it two Scots on the same podium as he piloted to James Ball to silver.
The medals kept coming from the velodrome as Jenny Holl expertly piloted Sophie Unwin to bronze in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit, a race won by Neil Fachie’s wife Lora and her pilot Corrine Hall.
Powerlifting
Fourth twice for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, and sixth on his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, this time it was a podium finish for Micky Yule as he took bronze in a thrilling -72kg final. Yule’s best lift of 182kg was two kilograms better than Thongsa Marasri in fourth place but the Thai lifter pushed him hard, attempting 190kg twice but coming up short. Gold went to Bonnie Bunyau Gustin of Malaysia in a new Paralympic record of 228kg with Egypt’s Mahmoud Attia taking silver with 191kg.
Athletics
After medals at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, Stef Reid was agonisingly close to adding a fourth Paralympic medal as she took fourth place in a stunningly high-quality Women’s T64 Long Jump final. Her best jump of 5.75m was just 3cm from her lifetime best, and also 3cm from a podium place. Fleur Jong took gold in a new World and Paralympic record of 6.16m, silver medallist Marie-Amelie le Fur was also past the old Paralympic record with 6.11m and Marlene van Gansewinkel took bronze with 5.78m.
Sunday sees Samantha Kinghorn and Melanie Woods take to the track for their first events of these Games. First up will be Kinghorn in the heats of the Women’s T53 800m (02:36) followed by Woods in the T54 800m (03:07). The finals are scheduled for 11.04 and 11.17 respectively.
Maria Lyle, fresh from winning bronze in the 100m, goes in the Women’s T35 200m final at 11.44.
Triathlon
Silver medallist from Rio, Alison Peasgood was so close to another podium finish in the Women’s PTVI Triathlon, finishing in fourth with guide Nikki Bartlett, just two seconds from bronze. Fellow Scot Hazel MacLeod was seventh as guide to Melissa Reid.
Wheelchair Basketball
Jude Hamer and Robyn Love both played a vital role in ParalympicsGB’s 75-38 win over Australia in their fourth and final group match.
With the top four qualifying from the group the team currently sit in fourth place and must wait for the result of Australia v Canada on Sunday to see if they have a place in the quarter-finals.
Archery
Nathan Macqueen started well in his Men’s Individual Compound 1/16 Elimination match against Nail Gatin from the Russian Paralympic Committee, with the scores level after three of the five rounds. It was the Russian who pulled away however in the final two rounds to win by 4 points 142-138.
Macqueen is back in action on Sunday in the quarter-finals of the Mixed Team Compound Open where he and partner Jessica Stretton face the team from Iran (09:30). If successful, semi-finals and medal matches will follow later in the day.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid took a 6-2, 6-0 win over Leon Els of South Africa to progress easily into the third round of the Men’s Wheelchair Singles. He now faces ninth seed Takashi Sanada of Japan or Ho Won Im of South Korea.
Reid will also get his Men’s Doubles campaign underway with partner Alfie Hewett. The pair received a bye in the first round and will be the fifth match on Centre Court to play Austrian duo Thomas Flax and Nico Langmann (session begins 03:00).
Boccia
Brothers Scott and Jamie McCowan, both drawn in Pool E of the BC3 event faced each other in their opening game with Scott taking the win 7-1. Scott now plays Stefania Ferrando of Argentina while Jamie takes on Australian Spencer Cotie with both matches starting at 03:55 on Sunday.
In the BC4 event Stephen McGuire lost his first game to Kwan Hang Wong of Hong Kong 1-4. His next match is against Shun Esaki of Japan at 08:00 on Sunday.
Swimming
Conner Morrison and Scott Quin go in the heats of the Men’s SB14 Breaststroke at 01:15, with the final also on Sunday at 09:21.
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
Medals for Maria Lyle on the track and Stephen Clegg in the pool were the highlights for the Scots on Paralympics GB on Day Three– we take a look at all the action for our Scots in Tokyo and look ahead to Saturday.
Athletics
Maria Lyle won ParalympicsGB’s first athletics medal of Tokyo 2020 with bronze in the Women’s T35 100m behind defending champion Xia Zhou of China and Australia’s Isis Holt. Her time of 14.18 was her best since 2016 and bodes well for the 200m later in the Games.
Silver medallist at both London 2012 and Rio 2016, Stef Reid once again takes to the run-up for the final of the Women’s T64 Long Jump at 02:42 on Saturday.
Swimming
Stephen Clegg raced to bronze in a new lifetime best in the Men’s S12 100m Backstroke as Rio 2016 gold and silver medallists Sergeii Klippert of Ukraine and Raman Salei of Azerbaijan again topped the podium, this time Salei striking gold. It was a first Paralympic medal for Clegg, having finished 5th in this event five years ago in Rio.
Andy Mullen finished 11th in the heats of the Men’s S5 50m Butterfly, missing out on a place in the final.
Wheelchair Basketball
Jude Hamer and Robyn Love were part of the Wheelchair Basketball side who lost out 35-53 to Germany in their third group match.
With the top four qualifying from the group the team now face a must win game against Australia on Saturday (12:30).
Archery
Nathan McQueen began his Paralympic campaign with 22nd place in the Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round. He now takes on Nail Gatin from the Russian Paralympic Committee team in the 1/16 Elimination round (03:16).
Triathlon
Silver medallist from Rio, Alison Peasgood goes in the Women’s PTVI Triathlon with guide Nikki Bartlett. Fellow Scot Hazel MacLeod is also set the compete as guide to Melissa Reid. The race gets underway at 00:30.
Powerlifting
Twice a fourth place finisher for Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, Micky Yule is set to compete in the under 72kg category with the action starting at 03:00.
Cycling
Already with a silver medal under her belt from the Time Trial, Aileen McGlynn is back in action in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit. Jenny Holl, pilot for Sophie Unwin, also competes with qualification starting at 02:00 and the medal races from 03:47.
The Men’s B 1000m Time Trial will see Neil Fachie, gold medallist in this event in 2012 and silver medallist in 2016, take to the track with pilot Matt Rotherham, with Lewis Stewart also in action as pilot to James Ball. Racing begins at 03:08 with the two British pairs last to ride.
Boccia
Stephen McGuire is drawn in Pool C of the BC4 event with his first game against Kwan Hang Wong of Hong Kong on Saturday (01:30). Brothers Scott and Jamie McCowan are both drawn in Pool E of the BC3 event and will play each other in their opening game at 10:25.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid will be third on Centre Court where he faces Leon Els of South Africa in the second round of the Men’s Wheelchair Singles, after a first round bye.
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
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There was more success for Paralympics GB on Day Two – we take a look at the highlights for our Scots in Tokyo and preview Friday’s action.
Cycling
There was early morning success for Aileen McGlynn, who won silver with pilot Helen Scott in the Women’s B 1000m time trial. The pair only returned to training together 12 weeks ago, but knocked over 2 seconds off their personal best. Jenny Holl, piloting Sophie Unwin, finished a credible fifth place.
Fin Graham also picked up silver, losing out on the gold to Paralympics GB team-mate Jaco van Gass in the Men’s C3 3,000m individual pursuit final. Graham smashed the world record in qualifying, only for van Gass to break it again with his attempt, and despite a strong performance in the final it was van Goss who emerged victorious.
Swimming
Andy Mullen put in a strong performance in the heat for the Mixed 4x50m freestyle, though wasn’t selected as the team finished eighth in the final.
Andy is back in action on Friday, with the Men’s S5 50m butterfly heats at 01:44 and the final scheduled for 10:25.
Stephen Clegg is also in the pool, participating in the final of the Men’s S12 100m backstroke (09:00).
Wheelchair Basketball
Jude Hamer and Robyn Love were part of the Wheelchair Basketball side who narrowly lost 54-48 to hosts Japan.
With the top four qualifying from the group the team will be going all out for victory against Germany on Friday (12:30).
Athletics
The athletics action gets underway on Friday, with Maria Lyle in the Women’s T35 100m. Heats are at 02:00, with the final at 04:45.
Archery
Nathan McQueen gets his Paralympic campaign underway, with the Men’s Individual Compound Open Ranking Round starting at 06:00.
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.
Images: With thanks to imagecomms
We’re through Day One of the 2020 Paralympic Games – here’s how our Scots in Tokyo performed and a look at Thursday’s action.
Swimming
Toni Shaw won a bronze medal at her first Paralympic Games, swimming a PB of 4:39.32 in the S9 400m Freestyle. The Aberdonian, who was the youngest athlete for Team Scotland at Gold Coast 2018, finished behind Lakeisha Patterson of Australia and Zsofia Konkoly from Hungary.
On Thursday Andrew Mullen will be hoping to add to his silver and two bronze medals from Rio 2016, taking part in the Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay. Heat One is at 03:09, with the Final at 12:01.
Cycling
Neil Fachie, with pilot Matt Rotherham, finished 11th in the B 4000m Individual Pursuit, with fellow Scot Lewis Stewart, piloting James Ball, not finishing. The performances weren’t unexpected – cyclists are required to participate in two events, so with only one sprint event on the schedule the 4000m was used as a warmup. Higher hopes are held for Saturday’s 1000m time trial.
The Women’s B 1000m time trial takes place on Thursday (02:00), with Aileen McGlynn, with pilot Helen Scott, and Jenny Holl, piloting Sophie Unwin, in action. We’re also backing Finlay Graham, who participates in the Men’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit. Heat 3 is at 04:04, with the Final scheduled for 07:59.
Wheelchair Basketball
Jude Hamer and Robyn Love were in action on Wednesday, with GB losing 73-54 to Canada in their opening group match. It was a strong start for GB, who were ahead at the end of quarter two, but Canada roared back in the second half to claim victory.
The team are back in action on Thursday, taking on hosts Japan (03:15).
Where can I watch the action?
Channel 4 is the home of Paralympic sport coverage, hosting more than 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Watch on Channel 4, More 4 or All 4, available online HERE.
How do I get involved?
Head to the Scottish Disability Sport website to learn more about participating or volunteering opportunities.