‘I nearly died’: Aussie’s emotional gold as swimming stars take home medals — Paralympics Wrap
Tom GallagherGallagher had won bronze in the men’s 400m freestyle S10 in Tokyo but wasn’t able to step onto the podium to collect his medal after suffering a medical episode that almost cost him his life.
“Pancreatitis is extremely painful, my heart rate went up to 240bpm and all my internal organs started shutting down.The 25-year-old was able to celebrate his crowning moment alongside Australian teammateThomas Gallagher and Bronze medalist Rowan Crothers.
Elsewhere, Australia went down in a thrilling opening game to their wheelchair rugby campaign as Aaron Phipps scored 25 tries for defending champions Great Britain in a 58-55 win. Australia are now likely to fight with hosts France and Denmark, who play later on Thursday, for a place in the semi-finals.Stuart Robinson of Team Great Britain is challenged by Ryley Batt. “The difference was the last goals. Out of the four quarters, you score last goals, Great Britain got three of them, we got one, and Great Britain won by three points,” he added.
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