It was a golden day for one particular room in the athletes’ village at the Paralympic Games on Monday. Great Britain’s Ellie Challis and Louise Fiddes, firm friends and rooming together in Paris, won golds within minutes of each other at La Défense Arena as ParalympicsGB’s fine Games in the pool continued.
The 20-year-old Challis, GB’s youngest medal winner at the Tokyo Games, was dominant in the women’s S3 50m backstroke, touching the wall in 53.56sec, almost five seconds ahead of her nearest rival. “This has been the most incredible day ever,” she told Channel 4. “It’s a dream come true.”
