Key events
Britain win four medals in rowing
ParalympicsGB won three gold medals in para-rowing this morning. Benjamin Pritchard won his PR1 men’s single sculls final to take the Paralympic title, while Gregg Stevenson and Lauren Rowles took the top spot in the PR2 mixed double sculls.
Annie Caddick and Sam Murray then took silver in the PR3 mixed double sculls before Frankie Allen, Josh O’Brien, Giedrė Rakauskaitė, Ed Fuller and Erin Kennedy won gold in the PR3 mixed coxed four.
It takes ParalympicsGB’s total medal tally up to 27 – 13 golds, eight silver and six bronze.
Para-triathlon postponed
The para-triathlon events that were scheduled to take place today have been postponed to tomorrow due to the decrease in water quality of the River Seine. The decision was made following a meeting between Paris 2024 and World Triathlon officials at 3:30am this morning.
A statement read: “The latest tests show a decrease in water quality in the river following the rain episodes over the last two days. As a result, the water quality at the competition venue on Sunday 1 September is not suitable for swimming and above the threshold established by World Triathlon. It has been decided to schedule all 11 Para triathlon medal events on 2 September. This is subject to the forthcoming water tests complying with the established World Triathlon thresholds for swimming.
“Paris 2024 and World Triathlon reiterate that their priority is the health of the athletes and with these conditions, the Para triathlon events cannot take place today.”
David Smith qualified for the BC1 boccia semi-finals this morning with a 6-1 win over Slovakia’s Tomas Kral.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to day four of the Paralympic Games! Great Britain won 10 medals on day three, five of which were gold. Two more golds were added to the tally this morning in the para-rowing, with many more up for grabs as we head through the day. Para-athletics, para-archery, boccia, para-cycling track and wheelchair basketball are among the sports scheduled for this afternoon and evening.
I’ll be with you throughout the day – join me!
