Monday 3 September 2012

Paralympics Day 4

Day four saw more medal success for ParalympicsGB but also the foundations to success for many athletes.

In Archery, Danielle Brown reaches the semi finals and is joined by Mel Clarke who celebrated her 30th birthday to the chorus of 'Happy Birthday' from the crowd.

A medal haul in the Athletics which began with Stef Reid taking silver in the F42/44 long jump, but sadly Shelly Woods finishes 8th in the T54 5000m final.

Gold for Aled Davies with a new PB  of 46.14 in the F42 discus while Libby Clegg guided by Mikhail Huggins sealed silver in the Women's T12 100m. Silver for Graeme Ballard in the Men's T36 100m and a atmospheric roar from the crowd greeted David Weir home to gold in the T54 5000m at around 10.20pm

 In the Velodrome, Anthony Kappes (piloted by Craig Maclean) take gold ahead of Neil Fachie (piloted by Barney Storey) who take silver in the all-British individual B sprint final while the trio of Darren Kenny, Jon-Allen Butterworth and Rik Waddon take silver in the C1-C5 mixed sprint behind China who broke the WR but only won by a margin of 0.065s and Aileen McGlynn (piloted by Helen Scott) took bronze in the individual B sprint.

After yesterdays success in the Equestrian, the medal haul increased here again with gold for Sophie Christiansen in the dressage while Sophie Wells seals silver in the grade IV equestrian and also a silver for Deb Criddle in the Grade III.

Over at Eton Dorney, gold for the mixed coxed four of Pam Relph, Naomi Riches, David Smith and James Roe while in the pool, Jessica-Jane Applegate causes a surprise and takes gold in the Women's S14 200m. James Clegg took bronze in the Men's 100m S12 butterfly while Hannah Russell added bronze in the female equivalent to the silver she won earlier in the week.


In the Table Tennis, Will Bayley won silver after a defeat to Jochen Wollmert (Ger) in the class 7 singles final by 3-1.

GB now sit second in the medal table between China and Australia on 54 medals.


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