Emily Petricola and Korey Boddington sealed two cycling golds at the velodrome, and Jessica Gallagher clinched silver, boosting Australia's medal tally at the end of day two of the Paris Paralympics.
A joyous Emily Petricola has defended her own world record to successfully retain her 3,000m individual pursuit Paralympic gold medal. On a triumphant Friday afternoon for Australia at Paris's National Velodrome, Petricola's medal was supplemented by a gold for Queenslander Korey Boddington in C4-5 1,000m time trial and Jessica Gallagher clinched silver in the women's B 1,000m time trial.
And the 44-year-old came good on her promise, seeing off New Zealand's Anna Taylor before being mobbed by family and friends. "It's been a really tough last eight weeks having an MS flare so this was no guarantee for me," Petricola said. "This one has caused a lot of muscle spasm through my back, my left leg and then into my neck... my abdominal area — the whole thing is gone.
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