Two champions, two gold medals and two world records: Canadian athletes catch fire at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Canada’s Aurélie Rivard recently broke her own world record by a five-second margin, winning the gold medal and defending her title for the second time in Tokyo.
The 25-year-old Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu did it all in four minutes 24.08 seconds in the pool. Her impressive swim in the 400m S10 women’s freestyle gives her a huge competitive advantage.
Earlier today, Greg Stewart of Kamloops, BC’s rebound racquet made history with his first shot. She recorded an incredible 16.75 meters to set a new Paralympic record in her first Olympics.
The 35-year-old dominated the court in the F46 class and was stunned by the result, saying he was surprised and grateful for the love he brought to the game.
View | Rivard broke his own world record to become Paralympic champion:
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. Her compatriot swam for gold in the final of the women’s S10 400 freestyle. 8:02
View | Stewart broke Paralympic records en route to gold:
The 35-year-old from Kamloops, BC, set a Paralympic record of 16.75 meters to win gold in the men’s F46 throw. 4:02
Here’s more of what you missed on Wednesday:
Lakatos won the game’s third medal
Canada’s Brent Lakatos races to win his third silver in Tokyo, clocking 14.55 seconds in the men’s T53 100m final.
The medal brings the total number of Canadian medals to 16.
Despite Lakatos’ lead, Thailand’s Pongsakorn Baio came from behind to win gold with a Paralympic time of 14.20.
It also prevented Lakatos from defending her Paralympic title – the 41-year-old Canadian won the event at Rio 2016.
The Canadian basketball team was ejected in a wheelchair
The Canadian wheelchair basketball team failed to advance to a surprise quarter-final against England on Wednesday.
Canada led by one point after three quarters, but Great Britain – bronze medalists at Rio 2016 – used a strong final game to beat Canada 66-52.
And star Patrick Anderson, who retired from Tokyo, scored 22 points in the game. The Canadian women’s team, which had already lost in the quarterfinals, encouraged them to do so.
Badminton participates in the Paralympic Games
Badminton made its debut in Tokyo on Wednesday for the first time in Paralympic history. Approximately 90 athletes will compete in 14 sports in singles and doubles over the next five days.
Japan and Indonesia became mixed doubles to open the tournament, with the latter country winning the opener 2-0.
Paralympic Champion
Oksana Masters of the United States shouted softly as she approached the finish line of the women’s H5 road race.
Just a day after winning gold in the timed event, the Masters raced for gold again at the Fuji International Motorcycle Circuit.
Athletes – People with disabilities It is believed to be linked to the Chernobyl disaster He won medals in four different sports at the Summer and Winter Olympics.
He earned Paralympic points in cycling, kayaking, biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Meanwhile, Dutch Jennette Janssen won the gold medal in the women’s H1-4 road race 33 years after her last race.
The 53-year-old retained the lead, beating his second opponent by six seconds to win his 10th Paralympic medal in several sports.
Athlete loses gold medal for late performance
The fallout continued after a Malaysian tennis player was disqualified from his gold medal on Tuesday.
Mohamed Ziyad Al-Zalaqli appeared late in the competition with other athletes, but was still allowed to participate.
But then the arbitrator ruled that there was “no justifiable reason” for their postponement. This means that Malaysian athletes were disqualified – Ukraine took first and second place on the podium, while Greek competitors took third place.
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