Swimmer Tom Gallagher has delivered the first gold medal of his career and Australia’s first of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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Gallagher and Crothers’ medals helped put a shine on an afternoon that began with a bang but saw many other medal chances slip away. Alexa Leary, who earlier on Thursday set a world record that was bettered in just 10 minutes, finished sixth in the women’s S10 50m freestyle. Paralympic athletes Sofia Kankoly of Hungary, centre, Lakeisha Patterson of Australia, left, and Vittoria Bianco of Italy on the podium of the women’s 400m freestyle -S9.Brenden Hall – Five-time Paralympian Hall came third in an enthralling race in which French hero Ugo Didier sealed a dramatic late win.Rowan Crothers – Finished narrowly behind Gallagher but couldn’t have been happier for his fellow Australian.
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