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Paralympics LIVE: Great Britain go for gold in swimming and cycling

Paralympics LIVE: Great Britain go for gold in swimming and cycling

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The Paralympic Games kicked off in fine fashion on Thursday as the action got underway at Paris 2024.

22 medals were awarded on the first day of competition as a busy programme started both at the swimming pool and the velodrome. ParalympicsGB‘s Daphne Schrager secured Britain’s first medal with silver in the C1-3 3000m individual pursuit before Steve Bate and pilot Chris Latham matched her achievement. Poppy Maskill claimed gold and a world record in the 100m butterfly – then Tully Kearney won another gold in the 200m freestyle.

Today, Bly Twomey will continue her quest for a second table tennis medal, swimmer Maisie Summers-Newton to defend the SM6 200m individual medley title won in Tokyo, Kearney goes for a second gold of the Games in the S5 100m freestyle, and cyclist Jody Cundy leads a strong British medal challenge.

Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below:

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Paralympics 2024: Day two medal events

Day 2 (Friday August 30)

  • Women’s Long Jump – T11 Final
  • Men’s 5000m – T11 Final
  • Women’s Shot Put – F41 Final
  • Women’s Discus Throw – F55 Final
  • Men’s Javelin Throw – F38 Final
  • Women’s 100m – T35 Final
  • Men’s Shot Put – F55 Final
  • Men’s Long Jump – T11 Final
  • Women’s Club Throw – F32 Final
  • Men’s 400m – T52 Final
  • Men’s 100m – T37 Final
  • Men’s 100m – T47 Final
  • Men’s Shot Put – F37 Final
  • Women’s 200m – T37 Final
  • Men’s C4-5 1000m Time Trial – Final
  • Women’s C4 3000m Individual Pursuit Finals
  • Men’s C2 3000m Individual Pursuit Finals
  • Men’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit Finals
  • Women’s B 1000m Time Trial – Final

16:00-20:30: women’s doubles WS15 gold medal match, women’s doubles WW5 gold medal match.

16:00-20:25: Women’s K44 -47kg gold medal contest, men’s K44 -59kg gold medal contest, women’s K44 -52kg gold medal contest

  • Men’s 100m Freestyle S5 – Final
  • Women’s 100m Freestyle S5 – Final
  • Men’s 100m Freestyle S4 – Final
  • Men’s 200m Individual Medley SM6 – Final
  • Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM6 – Final
  • Men’s 400m Freestyle S11 – Final
  • Women’s 400m Freestyle S11 – Final
  • Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 – Final
  • Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 – Final
  • Men’s 100m Backstroke S13 – Final
  • Women’s 100m Backstroke S13 – Final
  • Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB8 – Final
  • Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB8 – Final
  • Mixed 4x50m Freestyle 20pts Relay – Final

08:00-16:15: SH1 final, mixed 10m air rifle shooting SH2 Final

Mike Jones30 August 2024 09:30

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Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events

It’s going to be a hectic 10 days across the 22 sports at Paris 2024 – here’s the full schedule:

Mike Jones30 August 2024 09:25

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Teenager Twomey looks the part

Bly Twomey will continue her quest for a second table tennis medal when she competes alongside Joshua Stacey in the mixed class 17 quarter-finals.

The 14-year-old from Brighton became Great Britain’s youngest Paralympic table tennis medallist by winning doubles bronze alongside Fliss Pickard on Thursday, and she will now target further success.

“I just take it all in and believe the crowd are cheering for us,” Twomey said. “If you had told me a year ago that I would be going to the Paris Paralympics and getting a bronze medal with Fliss I wouldn’t have believed it.”

Mike Jones30 August 2024 09:20

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Paralympics 2024: Day two

Welcome along to The Independent’s live coverage of the day two of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. After a captivating opening ceremony, and a thrilling first day of competition, the action continues aplenty throughout Friday.

There are many medal opportunities for ParalympicsGB and it promises to be a day of drama, intensity and glory with action taking place in the pool and on the track.

Follow along for all the latest updates from Paris.

Mike Jones30 August 2024 09:15