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Paralympics day three: Golden hopes for swimmers, cyclists and sprinters

Saturday brings more medal opportunities for Great Britain’s Paralympic team in Paris.

The Independent UK

China wins twin gold in para table tennis as France finishes with bronze in men's doubles

China continued its unrivalled supremacy in para table tennis on Friday night, taking away both of the first two gold medals in the women’s doubles. The doubles format, which returned to the Paralympics this year for the first time since 1976, has so far proved disappointing for the French contenders,…

France 24

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 2 - rains and gains

The pesky meddling rain forced organisers to revamp the para triathlon events but the downpours injected a layer of ruggedness into the first day of track and field action at the Stade de France in Saint Denis. Indoors at the para table tennis, Chinese triulmphs.

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Chinese teenagers claim para table tennis doubles crown

Absent since the 1976 Paralympic Games in Toronto, para table tennis doubles was reintroduced into the 2024 schedule and on Friday night, rather like in the sport's Olympic incarnation, China was among the golds.

Radio France Internationale

Petricola stars as Aussie clinch velodrome medals

Emily Petricola is a back-to-back Paralympic gold medallist after leading Australia's dominance at the velodrome alongside Korey Boddington.

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Maisie Summers-Newton feels the Paralympic pressure but lands another gold medal at Paris 2024

The reigning Paralympic champion successfully defended her 200 metres individual medley title in Paris

The Independent UK

Gia Pergolini retains 100m backstroke title for USA’s first gold of Paralympics

Gia Pergolini earned Team USA’s first gold medal of the Paralympic Games in the women’s 100m backstroke S13 with a time of 1:04.93

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How the 2024 Paralympics ensure fairness: a guide to the paracycling classification system

"Sports allow us all to explore our abilities, and the Paralympic Games are the epitome of this," writes 4-time Paralympic medalist Dr. Meg Fisher

Cycling Weekly

Maisie Summers-Newton overcomes nerves to retain Paralympic medley title

Maisie Summers-Newton retained her Paralympic women’s SM6 200m individual medley title in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Paralympics 2024: Jaco van Gass and Lizzi Jordan win GB cycling gold as Paris medal haul builds

Fin Graham, Sophie Unwin, Blaine Hunt and Matthew Robertson also medal on a successful day for Great Britain in the velodrome

Evening Standard

Jaco van Gass wins Paralympic gold despite colliding with car before Paris Games

Visually-impaired cyclist Lizzi Jordan also claimed gold on a successful afternoon for ParalympicsGB at the velodrome.

The Independent UK

Youth is a superpower and it’s great to see our Paralympians harnessing it

Young competitors are intimidating and invigorate a team – and Poppy Maskill is not the only teenager on the block in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Jaco van Gass retains Paralympic title and Lizzi Jordan wins gold in velodrome

Afghanistan veteran Van Gass smashed his own world record en route to successfully defending the men’s C3 3000m individual pursuit.

The Independent UK

Record-Setting Paralympian Hounded By Trolls Accusing Her Of Cheating—Including Her Own Teammate

"I want to be a spotlight for people who aren't what you'd typically think a Paralympian is, but because I'm outside the norm and the cookie cutter, it's made me a target." The post Record-Setting Paralympian Hounded By Trolls Accusing Her Of Cheating—Including Her Own Teammate first appeared on Bored…

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Lizzi Jordan and Jaco van Gass win GB's first Paralympics 2024 cycling golds as medal rush continues

Six Paralympic medals won by GB in velodrome on Friday

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