Korey Boddington is in the mix for a para cycling gold medal, while defending champion Emily Petricola sets a world record on her way to booking a berth in the women's C4 3,000m individual pursuit final. Follow live.
Australia 's defending champion Emily Petricola has set a world record on her way to booking a berth in the women's C4 3,000m individual pursuit final in Paris .
In para athletics, two-time Paralympic champion Madison de Rozario qualified for the women's T54 5,000m final at the Paris Paralympics.It was an emphatic win from the Aussies, winning 3-0 in just 23 minutes.The Rollers lost 66-55 to the Netherlands in their opening game.Gallagher and Ward recorded the second fastest time of the qualifying round with 1:07.214.at three-quarter time in their men's Group B game.
The Rollers have struggled defensively and haven't been able to keep pace with the Spainards, so will need to lift significantly to get things back on track.They are the dominant pair in the event and the overwhelming gold medal favourites, and they showed why with an emphatic win to progress to the final, nearly 13 seconds clear of the second placed French duo.
Petricola posted a time of 3:35.856 to break the previous world mark she set at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.who produced the best factored time of 1:01.190 in the qualifying round of the men's C4-5 1,000m time trial.
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