Key events
World record for Leaute!
Frenchman Alexandre Leaute has taken the silver medal position with a C2 world record time of 1:04:207! Liang remains top of the time sheet, with Van Gass in third. One cyclist to go.
Jaco van Gass has been knocked down to the silver medal position following a blistering run from China’s Weicong Liang, who recorded a time of 1:04:103.
World record for Van Gass!
Jaco van Gass has just recorded a new C3 world record in the velodrome! He completed his run in a record time of 1:04:825 which puts him in the gold medal position. Three cyclists still to go…
Jaco van Gass is looking to add to his medal haul this afternoon in the men’s C1-3 1,000m time trial final. The 38-year-old won gold in the men’s C3 3,000m individual pursuit just yesterday, but he faces a huge challenge today having qualified in fourth.
David Smith recorded a 4-1 win against Daniel Perez of the Netherlands this morning in his second boccia pool match. Having also won his first, Smith now progresses to the quarter-finals which are scheduled for Sunday morning.
Jodie Grinham is looking to make history at the Paralympic Games this afternoon. The 31-year-old has already become the first pregnant athlete to compete at the Paralympics, but now she wants to go one better and become the first to win a medal. Grinham is completing while seven months pregnant but insists she is still determined to go for gold.
The archer said: “I’m pregnant, so what? If I worked in an office they’d be fine for me working there until I’m 39 weeks. So, what’s the difference for me competing at the Paralympics? I want to be a mother and an athlete. I’m not willing to sacrifice either of them. At home I am mummy but if I’m in athlete mode that is my mindset and total focus.”
So far today in Paris… Paralympics GB duo Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton took bronze in the men’s double MD14 table tennis after losing to Thailand in the semi-finals.
Great Britain suffered a 54-63 defeat to Canada in the women’s wheelchair basketball group stages.
And in the men’s wheelchair basketball, GB are leading Canada 50-33 in the second quarter.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to day three of the 2024 Paralympic Games. There are plenty of medals up for grabs this afternoon – 97 today in all – in the archery, athletics, cycling, table tennis, taekwondo and shooting.
Those are just some of the events set to keep us entertained. I’ll be with you all afternoon – join me!
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