With Australia sitting in 6th on the medal tally and continuing to deliver strong performances, here’s your Paralympics Day 6 Schedule.
Tuesday 3rd September (All times are in AEST)
🔫 5:30pm: Shooting Para Sport, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 (Qualification)
Natalie Smith is the sole Aussie competing in this event. Paris is her fourth Paralympics.
🏊♂️ 5:38pm: Para Swimming (Heats)
Tim Hodge and flag-bearer Brenden Hall swim the heats of the 100m backstroke S9 at 5:38pm. Rachael Watson will race in the women’s 100M freestyle S3 heat at 6:51pm. Col Pearse and Alex Saffy contest the heats of the men’s 100m butterfly S10 at 7:25pm. Poppy Wilson and Jasmine Greenwood will compete in the women’s 100m butterfly S10 at 7:33pm.
🏃♂️ 7:24pm: Para Athletics (Rounds and Finals 🥇)
World record-holder Jarryd Clifford, who was stripped of a bronze medal in the 5000m T13, is looking for redemption in the men’s 1500m T13 final at 6:23pm. Dayna Crees will throw in the women’s shot put F34 final at 6;58pm after winning bronze in the javelin. James Turner will compete in the men’s 400m T36 final at 8:04pm. Flag-bearer Madison de Rozario will look to better her bronze from Tokyo in the women’s 1500m T54 final at 8:25pm.
🏐 7:50pm: Boccia, Mixed Pairs BC3 (Preliminary Stage)
After both winning silver in their respective individual events, Jamieson Leeson and Daniel Michel are teaming up to go for gold. They play France at 7:50pm and Japan tomorrow at 4:10am.
🏓 9:45pm: Para Table Tennis, Women’s Singles WS10 (Semi-final)
Qian Yang is playing Brazil’s Bruna Alexandre for a place in the gold medal match. Yang is the favourite, having already picked up a gold medal in Paris in the women’s doubles WD20 event.
Wednesday 4th September
🏃♂️ 3:00am: Para Athletics (Finals 🥇)
16-year-old Telaya Blacksmith is racing in the final of the women’s 400m T20 at her first games and Samuel Rizzo is seeking a medal in the men’s 1500m T54 final.
🏀 3:15am: Men’s Wheelchair Basketball, Australia v Great Britain (Quarter-Final)
This match is do-or-die for the Rollers, hoping to win their first Paralympic medal since 2012.
