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2024 Paralympics: Australian para cyclists fight for another gold on the road, Curtis McGrath makes his Paris Games debut

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2024 Paralympics: Australian para cyclists fight for another gold on the road, Curtis McGrath makes his Paris Games debut

Day Nine: The Aussies in Action

It’s a big day for Team Australia in Paris – we’ll update the schedule as soon as the finals are confirmed (all times are AEST):

A path for cyclists

  • 5:30 PM: Men’s C4-5 Road Race — Korey Boddington AND Alistair Donohoe
  • 17:35: Women’s C4-5 Road Race – Alana Forster, Meg Lemon AND Emily Petricola

Paralympic swimming

  • 18:01: S10 Men’s 100m Backstroke Qualifying Tom Gallagher
  • 18:10: Women’s 100m backstroke S10 qualifying Green jasmine
  • 18:18: Men’s 100m butterfly S9 qualifying — Bishop Lewis, Brenden Hall AND Tim Hodge
  • 18:26: Women’s 100m butterfly S9 qualifying – Emily Beecroft
  • 18:34: Men’s Backstroke S14 Qualifying – Ricky Betar AND Ben Hans
  • 18:45: Women’s 100m backstroke S14 qualifying Maddie McTernan
  • 18:54: Men’s 50m freestyle S3 qualifying – Ahmed Kelly
  • 19:11: Women’s 50m freestyle S4 — Rachel Watson
  • 19:28: Men’s 100m freestyle S8 — Callum Simpson

Equestrian couple

  • 5:30 PM: Team Event, Grade IV — Stella Barton (Mr. Larmarque), Lisa Martin (Village) and Bridget Murphy (Penmain’s Promise)

Kayak for paragliders

  • 18:10: Single scull kayaking men 200m KL2 warms up — Curtis McGrath
  • 18:20: Qualifying round of the women’s 200m Va’a VL2 — Susan Seipel
  • 18:40: Single scull kayaking men’s 200m KL3 qualifiers — Dylan Littlehales
  • 19:35: Single scull kayaking women 200m KL2 qualifiers — Susan Seipel
  • 20:05: Va’a Men’s 200m Singles VL3 — Curtis McGrath

Para athletics

  • 19:08: Women’s T20 1500m Final – Annabelle Colman
  • 19:58: Men’s Discus Throw Final F37 — Guy Henly
  • 20:18: Men’s 800m T34 Qualifying — Rheed McCracken
  • 3:48: Women’s Long Jump T20 Final – Telaya the blacksmith
  • 4:32: Women’s Discus Throw Final F38 — Ella the snake AND Samantha Schmidt
  • 4:37: Men’s 100m T36 Qualifying — Jacob Turner
  • 5:37: Women’s 400m T38 Qualifying — Rhiannon Clarke

Table tennis for couples

  • 8:00 PM: WS9 Women’s Singles Quarterfinals — Leia’s Rope

Wheelchair basketball

  • 3:15: Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Playoff (5-6) — Australia against the Netherlands

What does the medal standings look like after day 9?

Day eight was another successful day for Australia, who won three gold and one bronze medal.

Here’s what the general classification looks like at the start of the ninth day of competition:

Welcome!

Hello!

My name is Luke Pentony, and Henry Hanson and Amanda Shalala are here to guide you through the first stages of day nine.

Australia’s medal chances are improving, starting with the disabled cycling races, while the preliminary rounds of the disabled kayaking program are also underway, with a three-time Paralympic champion taking part Curtis McGrath among the participants in the qualifying races.

Join us this evening and morning (AEST) as we tell you all about the events of the ninth day!