China now leads the race in the Rio Paralympics medal tally with a total of 20 medals won, including seven gold, nine silver, and four bronze medals.
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But his Paralympic record was immediately overtaken by Alfonso Cabello of Spain, the defending champion, who clocked 1:04.494.
“My coaches always tell me it’s not who touches first at the 50, it’s about who touches first once the race is over”.
Storey, a pursuiter by design, had admitted she had no right to beat the sprinters – even if she did at London 2012.
“You see the repercussions here now”.
“Every four years Paralympic sport evolves and it gets bigger and better”.
She focuses on the here and now – and in so doing hopes more than anything to inspire others battling adversity.
Rachel Morris, who made the transition from cycling to rowing after London 2012, was Britain’s first medal victor of day four.
Moments later Georgina Hermitage won the T37 100m final at the Olympic Stadium, a nd in the next final Sophie Hahn claimed victory in the T38 100m.
Hermitage’s success was Britain’s first track and field gold of the games.
Zou Liankang set a new world record to win gold in the men’s 100m backstroke S2.
Cox is competing in two of the sports which make up a triathlon, but has admitted she can not swim.
“I have relapsing remitting MS and I don’t know how much more time as an athlete I have”, said Cox, who finds running easier than walking.
“I am so glad to win a Paralympic gold medal and break a world record”. Simmonds competes in five events and it will be no surprise to see her on the top step of the podium once again.
According to the Paralympic.org website, Cong broke the Paralympic record with his first attempt at 175kg but Qarada topped Cong’s first attempt with a 177kg lift on his second attempt.
According to the US Army, Marks is the first soldier in the US Army World Class Athlete Program to become a Paralympic swimmer (see full article here).
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Elsewhere on the day, Alison Patrick with her guide Hazel Smith, won a silver in the PT5 para-triathlon and Melissa Reid, together with guide Nicole Walters, took bronze in the same event.
