Here’s your schedule for the Paralympics Day 5, with all the top moments featuring Australians.
Monday 2nd September (All times are in AEST)
4:15pm: Para Triathlon (Medal Events 🥇)
Australia has 12 athletes competing in various classifications of the triathlon throughout the morning in Paris. Nic Beveridge is the first to race at 4:15pm and Grace Brimelow and Sally Pilbeam are the last to start at 8:40pm .
🏊♂️ 5:30pm: Para Swimming (Heats)
Chloe Osborn and Holly Warn will race in the women’s 400m freestyle S7 heats at 5:46pm. After his silver medal in the 150m individual medley, Ahmed Kelly will compete in the men’s 50m backstroke S3 heats at 6:13pm. Jake Michel will race in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB14 heats at 6:33pm. Paige Leonhardt and Ruby Storm will swim the women’s 100m breaststroke SB14 at 6:41pm. Katja Dedekind will race in the women’s 50m freestyle S13 at 6:55pm. Finally, Australia will compete in the mixed 4x100m freestyle 34pts relay heats at 7:46pm.
🏃♂️ 7:24pm: Para Athletics (Rounds and Finals 🥇)
Fourth-time Paralympian Rheed McCracken will race for a medal in the men’s 100m T34 Final at 7:24pm. McCracken has won silver in this race at the last three Games — can he make it a gold? Then, Madison de Rozario will race in round one of the women’s 1500m T54 at 7:35pm. She won bronze in this event at the last Paralympics.
🏉 9:30pm: Wheelchair Rugby, Australia v Great Britain (Bronze Medal Match)
The Aussies look to go one better and bring home some hardware after coming fourth in Tokyo.
Tuesday 3rd September
🏊♂️ 1:30am: Para-Swimming, (Finals 🥇)
Depending on how the Aussies go in the morning session, this will be an opportunity for the para-swimming team to build on their already strong performance in Paris.
🏐 2:30am: Boccia, Women’s Individual BC3 (Gold Medal Match 🥇)
Jamieson Leeson will battle it out against Hong Kong’s Yuen Kei Ho for the gold medal.
🏃♂️ 3:00am: Para Athletics (Rounds and Finals 🥇)
On the field, Tokyo silver-medallist Michal Burian will contest the final of the men’s javelin throw F64. On the track, 16-year-old Telaya Blacksmith races in Round 1 of the women’s 400m T20 and Samuel Rizzo races in Round 1 of the men’s 1500m T54.
🏐 4:00am: Boccia, Men’s Individual BC3 (Gold Medal Match 🥇)
Daniel Michel goes for gold against South Korea’s Howon Jeong.
