Day 1 Round Up
Scottish swimmer Toni Shaw competed in her first event of the Games, placing fourth in her S9 400m Freestyle heats meaning she qualified for the medal race. Shaw’s effort saw her place fifth in the final race with a time of 4:48.44.
Robyn Love and Jodie Waite were both part of the ParalympicsGB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team that won their first round match v Spain. The team won 69-34 against their opponents.
In the Para Table Tennis Men’s Doubles, Martin Perry with partner William Bayley were victorious in their Round of 16 match against Germany, winning 3-0.
Neil Fachie competed in his first race at the National Velodrome. He placed 13th in the Men’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying, missing out on qualification for the medal races.
Patrick Wilson was successful in his preliminary round of the Men’s Individual BC3 Boccia, winning 5-3 against fellow ParalympicsGB contestant William Arnott. Stephen McGuire was also victorious in Boccia, beating Malaysia’s Abdul Rahman Abdul Razzaq 8-0 in the Men’s Individual BC4 Preliminary round. Kayleigh Haggo competed in her Boccia BC2 Preliminary round, narrowly missing out on victory against Korea’s Soyeong Jeong.
In Para Archery Men’s Individual Compound Ranking Round, Nathan Macqueen placed 6th with a score of 696, a season best.
Day 2 Preview
Stephen McGuire is back in action in the Men’s Individual BC4 Boccia, this time taking on Ukraine’s Artem Kolinko in the next preliminary round. In the Women’s Individual BC2 Boccia second preliminary round, Kayleigh Haggo will compete against Portugal’s Ana Correia. Patrick Wilson faces his next preliminary round in the Men’s Individual BC3 Boccia, taking on Australia’s Daniel Michel.
Cyclist Fin Graham will take on his first event, competing in the Men’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying race at the National Velodrome with chances of qualifying for the medal races later in the day. Also in the Velodrome, Scottish cyclist Jenny Holl will pilot Sophie Unwin in the Women’s B 1000m Time Trial Qualifiers.
Martin Perry and William Bayley face their Men’s Doubles Para Table Tennis MD14 Quarterfinals with chances of progressing to the semifinals.