Paris 2024 Paralympics: Gallagher Wins First Gold

The para-triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Paralympics were postponed to September 2 due to decreased water quality in the River Seine following recent rain. Australia's Amanda Reid defended her C1-3 500m time trial gold medal, adding to Australia's medal tally, which also saw Lina Lei and Qian Yang win gold in table tennis. Fleur Jong from the Netherlands set a new T62 Paralympic record three times in the women's Para athletics long jump T64, while Zhao Yuping of China broke her own world record in the women's javelin F13. Great Britain's William Ellard set a new world record in winning gold in the S14 200m freestyle, and Maisie Summers-Newton defended her gold in the women's 200m individual medley SM6. The Australian Steelers await the outcome of the Great Britain and France match to see if they advance to the semi-finals. Australia's Tom Gallagher clinched his first gold in the men's S10 50m freestyle, with teammate Rowan Crothers taking bronze.