Here are the top moments featuring Aussies at the Paralympics on Day 8.
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Thursday 5th September (All times are in AEST)
🚴♂️ 5:35pm: Para Cycling, Women’s H1-4 Road Race (Medal Event 🥇)
Lauren Parker goes for her third medal at the Paris Paralympics after winning gold in the triathlon and silver in the road cycling time trial.
🏊♂️ 5:54pm: Para Swimming (Heats)
Poppy Wilson swims in the Women’s 400m freestyle S10 heats at 5:54pm. Then, Timothy Hodge will race in the Men’s Individual 200m Medley SM9 heats at 6:29pm. Lakeisha Patterson races in the heats of the Women’s 200 Individual Medley SM9 at 6:39pm. Finally, Jenna Jones will put a marker down in the Women’s 100m Breastroke SB12 at 6:59pm.
🏓 8:00pm: Para Table Tennis, Men’s Singles MS11 (Semi-Final)
Samuel von Einem takes on South Korea’s Kim Gi Tae in the semi-final. Win or lose, he will get a chance for a medal in either the bronze or gold medal match.
🏃♂️ 8:15pm: Para Athletics (Rounds and Finals 🥇)
Luke Bailey and Samuel Rizzo race in Round 1 of Men’s 800m T54.
Friday 6th September
🏊♂️ 1:30am: Para Swimming (Finals 🥇)
Expect to see some of the Aussies from the morning session racing in these finals later on.
🏃♂️ 3:00am: Para Athletics (Finals 🥇)
Vanessa Low will compete in the Women’s Long Jump T36 final. Angela Ballard is racing in the Women’s 400m T36 final at 3:26am. Then, Maria Strong will throw in the Women’s Shot Put F33 final at 3:31am. Jackson Hamilton goes for gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw F13 final at 4:46am. Finally, Sam McIntosh will run in Round 1 of the Men’s 100m T52.
