All glory, laud and honour to the river. The triathlon took place in a Seine deemed safe. In the less murky waters at the Paris La Défense Arena, a certain Mr Boki buffed up his legend with another golden splash. And Lucas Mazur rolls on.
Can I play you every final?
Somewhat football crowd but the drift is clear. Lucas Mazure retained his SL4 men's singles title in the para badminton with a 21-9, 21-13 victory over LY Suhas from India, the man he beat in Tokyo to claim the crown.
Triathlon times
And so the 11 events in the triathlon took place after they were postponed on Day 4 because of concerns about the water in the Seine. Essentially, rain means wastewater from drains flows into the river, leading to a rise in bacteria levels. Alexis Hanquinquant won the men's individual PTS4 event. “It was really a perfect race," said Hanquinquant. "I even allowed myself the luxury of slowing down on the last lap."Probably just as well to slow down, he'll probably have the runs soon enough.
Sisters
These two siblings are better than the Portal boys. There are five years between the Frenchmen Alex and Kylian. Debra Borges Carneiro and Debora were born on the same day. twins then. And like the frères Portal, the soeurs claimed silver and bronze. Louise Fiddes from Britain messed up the Brazilians' plans for Paralympic domination.
Night lights
Just before Louise Fiddes frustrated the girls from Brazil, Ellie Challis, her room mate in the athletes’ village, mashed up the S3 50m backstroke. She won the race in 53.56 seconds some five seconds ahead of the field. We assume there'll be none of this: "My gold's shinier than yours," as they settle down for the evening.
Boki industrial medal complex
On the subject of supremacy, Ihar Boki - he who thwarted the Portal boys in the swimming on Day 3 to claim his third gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics and his 19th overall - won a fourth of the Games. The 20th gold came in the 50m freestyle S13 in 23.65 seconds. Yes, and so on.
