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The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes in Paris

Britain finish second in Paralympics medal table with ‘incredible’ 49 golds

Britain Gold Andrew Parsons ParalympicsGB Penny Briscoe Los Angeles the Paralympic Games Tokyo Great Britain
Hannah Cockroft (centre) and Kare Adenegan (left) with Eva Houston after the women's 800m T34
Hannah Cockroft (centre) celebrates her victory in the women’s 800m T34 alongside compatriot and silver medallist Kare Adenegan. Photograph: Marco Mantovani/Getty Images

Great Britain are celebrating another stellar performance at the ­Paralympic Games with as many medals as in Tokyo three years ago but more golds, amid a warning “not to take our eyes off the ball” as the global level of competition continues to rise.

Paris 2024 has raised the bar for disability sport both inside and outside of competition with organisers cele­brating the “crazy” experience delivered by hordes of passionate French fans. For Britain there is contentment at once again finishing ­second in the medal table, behind only China, with eight more gold medals than three years ago, even as more nations joined the competition and a greater ­number of countries won medals than previously.

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