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Frenchman Alexandre Leaute has taken the silver medal position with a C2 world record time of 1:04:207! Liang remains top of the time sheet, with Van Gass in third. One cyclist to go.following a blistering run from China’s Weicong Liang, who recorded a time of 1:04:103.
Jaco van Gass is looking to add to his medal haul this afternoon in the men’s C1-3 1,000m time trial final. David Smith recorded a 4-1 win against Daniel Perez of the Netherlands this morning in his second boccia pool match. The archer said: “I’m pregnant, so what? If I worked in an office they’d be fine for me working there until I’m 39 weeks. So, what’s the difference for me competing at the Paralympics? I want to be a mother and an athlete. I’m not willing to sacrifice either of them. At home I am mummy but if I’m in athlete mode that is my mindset and total focus.”GB duo Paul Karabardak and Billy Shilton took bronze in the men’s double MD14 table tennis after losing to Thailand in the semi-finals.
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