Following a loss on day one to Great Britain, Australia's wheelchair rugby team have bounced back to defeat the host nation in Paris, on a successful day for the Australian team, particularly at the velodrome.
Paralympics 2024: Korey Boddington wins gold as Emily Petricola breaks para cycling world record, Australia 's wheelchair rugby team beats France, as it happened Paralympics 2024: Korey Boddington wins gold as Emily Petricola breaks para cycling world record, Australia 's wheelchair rugby team beats France, as it happenedFollowing defeat on day one to Great Britain, Australia 's wheelchair rugby team have bounced back to down the home nation in Paris .
In the Women's B 1000m time trial for vision-impaired athletes, Australia's Jessica Gallagher and her pilot Caitlin Ward took silver behind British cyclist Elizabeth Jordan and her pilot Dannielle Khan.So we come to the end of a brilliant day two in Paris, where Australia added to the gold medal tally with a great night at the velodrome.— that brings home what these Paralympics really mean to the athletes and their families.
Petricola shed tears on the track, and her family matched it in the stands — but they were tears of joy.We will be back in a bit under eight hours to bring you day three of competition, where there will be plenty happening in the main stadium, the velodrome and the pool — and much more! He fulfilled his grand slam dream earlier this year when he competed at the Australian Open and was selected to the Paralympic team for Paris.
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