As Rio 2016 starts to draw to a close, ParalympicsGB’s stars continued to shine brightly on day ten, adding another 21 medals to the team’s ever-growing tally. Dame Sarah Storey continued to make history as she won her third gold medal of the Games, her 14th Paralympic title, in the women’s C4-5 road race, leaving
It was another successful day for ParalympicsGB at Rio 2016 with 21 medals won, including milestone podium finishes on the track at the Olympic Stadium. It all started in the first athletics session with Paul Blake’s victory in the 400m T36 final bringing up ParalympicsGB’s 50th gold medal in Rio. And then later in the
Paul Blake today joined the ranks of University of Bath-based athletes to be crowned as Paralympic Champion as he won the T36 400m title at Rio 2016 – ParalympicsGB’s 50th gold medal of the Games. Blake, coached by Rob Ellchuk at the Sports Training Village, upgraded on the silver he won at London 2012 in
ParalympicsGB day seven review/day eight preview With just four days remaining of Rio 2016, ParalympicsGB show no sign of slowing down any time soon as they smashed through the gold medal total of both the London and Beijing Games with nine Paralympic titles added to the tally. Dame Sarah Storey kicked off another sparkling day
It was gold medal number two of these Paralympic Games for Libby Clegg and guide Chris Clarke as they took the T11 200m title in dominant fashion. The Loughborough based duo composed themselves after home favourite Terezhina Guilhermina was disqualified for a false start. This didn’t disrupt the rhythm of the British duo though, as
University of Bath-based Piers Gilliver became the first British wheelchair fencer in 24 years to win a Paralympic Games medal when he took silver at Rio 2016 on Tuesday. Gilliver, who celebrates his 22nd birthday on Saturday, only missed out on the gold medal by a couple of points after being edged out 15-13 by
On a day when the temperature soared in Rio, ParalympicsGB did not wilt in the heat and won six gold medals to draw level with the tally of 34 from London 2012. Away from the Olympic stadium Stephanie Millward finally won a Paralympic gold, taking the S8 100m backstroke title as Matt Wylie was also
It proved to be an exciting finish to day five in Rio as a quick-fire hat-trick of swimming victories took the tally to 28 gold medals. The day began with Will Bayley winning the men’s table tennis singles (Class 7), and celebrating by climbing on the table, hugging the umpire and jumping on his coach’s
University of Bath-based Nicole Walters guided visually-impaired Melissa Reid to a dramatic PT5 bronze medal as para-triathlon made an entertaining debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. An excellent swim in the Praia de Copacabana and a strong cycle ride put Reid and Walters firmly in medal contention after the first two stages of Sunday’s
ParalympicsGB enjoyed their most successful day at Rio 2016 on Sunday with 21 medals won across five different sports – more than the best single day at London 2012 (18) and Beijing 2008 (19). It was a best ever Games haul for ParalympicsGB rowers with three golds and bronze won on finals day – golds
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