Paris Paralympiad 2024

Starting soon enough...

I see Italy are already setting a standard:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cpvymmpyjeko

This is turning into Big Brother.

I'm really looking forward to the Boccia. Should be great fun to watch . And the British have a good team too .

The flame has been lit at Stoke Mandeville

First medals for GB of the Games are as follows:

SILVER for Daphne Schrager in the Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit cycling.

SILVER for Steve Bate and Chris Latham in the Mens B 4000m Individual Pursuit (Tandem) cycling

Great start.
More medals in the pool hopefully imminent........

SILVER for William Ellard in the Men's S14 100m butterfly final swimming.

GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDD for Poppy Maskill in the Women's S14 100m butterfly with a new WORLD RECORD!!

BRONZE for Bly Twomey and Felicity Pickard in the Para-table tennis - WD14 class.

GOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDD for Tully Kearney in the women's S5 200m freestyle swimming.

Great Britain Medallists 2024

GOLD = 2

1. POPPY MASKILL - Swimming
(Women's S14 100m butterfly)
(Day one)

2. TULLY KEARNEY - Swimming
(Womens S5 200m freestyle)
(Day one)


SILVER = 3

1. Daphne Schrager - Cycling
(C1-3 3000m individual pursuit)
(Day one)

2. Steve Bate and Chris Latham - Cycling
(Mens B 4000m individual pursuit -tandem-)
(Day one)

3. William Ellard - Swimming
(Men's S14 100m butterfly)
(Day one)


BRONZE = 1

1. Bly Twomey and Felicity Pickard - Table tennis
(Womens Doubles WD14 class)
(Day one)