Day 4 Round Up
It really was Super Sunday for ParalympicsGB, as Great Britain won a record-breaking 12 gold medals across the day.
Faye Rogers took to the pool for the Women’s 100m Freestyle S10 Heats. She placed third in her heat, and eighth overall, meaning she had to compete in the swim off against Columbia’s Maria Paula Barrera Zapata. A competitive race saw Rogers finish 0.06s behind Barrera Zapata, meaning she narrowly missed out on medal race qualification.
In Para athletics, Melanie Woods competed in the Women’s 800m T54 heats and placed third overall with a time of 1:45.81 (a personal best). Woods went on to the final race, ultimately placing sixth with a time of 1:43.85, smashing her previous personal best time she set just hours earlier in her heat. Sammi Kinghorn was also in action, and earned a silver medal for ParalympicsGB in the Women’s 800m T53 race with a time of 1:42.96.
Patrick Wilson competed in the Men’s Individual Boccia BC3 Quarterfinal, however missed out on semifinal qualification against Poland’s Damian Iskrzycki who won 4-1.
In the National Velodrome, Neil Fachie with pilot Matthew Rotherham also added to the ParalympicsGB’s medal count. After racing in the Men’s B 1000m Time Trial Qualifying race and placing fourth overall, earned a place in the final race where he placed second, picking up the silver. A gold medal was added by Scottish cyclist Jenny Holl, pilot for Sophie Unwin in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit. The pair came first in their qualifying race with a world record time of 3:17.643 before beating Ireland’s Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Eve McCrystal in the gold medal race.
Nathan Mcqueen was successful in his Men’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination round, beating Islamic Republic of Iran’s Hadi Nori 140-139, meaning he qualified for the quarter finals. Mcqueen went on to compete against USA’s Matt Stutzman in the quarter finals, but was beaten 143-142.
Gordon Reid flew through the second round of Men’s Singles and Doubles in Wheelchair Tennis, beating Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena in the Singles and Chile’s Alexander Cataldo and Bryan Tapia with partner Alfie Hewett.
ParalympicsGB’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, including Scottish players Robyn Love and Jodie Waite, were beaten by China 62-47 in their third group game.
Day 5 Preview
Martin Perry is back in action in the Men’s Singles MS6 Para Table Tennis Round of 16, competing in against USA’s Ian Seidenfeld.
Para Triathletes Alison Peasgood and her guide Brooke Gillies will compete in their first and only event of the 2024 Paralympic Games, the Women’s PTVI Triathlon.
Stephen McGuire has a big day ahead as he will compete in the Men’s Individual BC4 Boccia Gold Medal match against Columbia’s Edilson Chica Chica.