Day five saw the great success for ParalympicsGB continue with a total of five golds. A superb evening in the pool saw Sascha Kindred and Ellie Simmonds storm to their seventh and fifth Paralympic golds with world records in the Men's and Women's SM6 200m while Susie Rodgers set a PB as she won the S7 50m butterfly.
Earlier on, Will Bayley and Aled Davies took gold in the Class 7 table tennis and F42 shot put while in the Archery, John Stubbs and Jodie Grinham won silver, before Jonathan Broom-Edwards finished second in the T44 high jump.
The progress towards other medals saw Libby Clegg ease into the final of the T11 200m with her guide Chris Clarke and a strong opening in the equestrian as Sophie Christiansen scored 77.522% - the highest of the competition so far.
Success in wheelchair tennis saw Gordon Reid cruise into the last eight with a 6-0 6-2 over France's Frederic Cattaneo.He was joined by Alfie Hewitt in the next round before the duo claimed a comfortable 6-2 6-0 win over Spanish duo Daniel Caverzaschi and Martin de la Puent in the men's doubles.
Elsewhere, Brazil's Daniel Dias won his 20th Paralympic gold medal in the men's S5 50m freestyle, American Rebecca Meyers dominated the field in the women's S13 400m freestyle to secure her third Rio gold and New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe picked up her third gold medal, this time claiming victory in the SM4 150m medley.
Earlier on, Will Bayley and Aled Davies took gold in the Class 7 table tennis and F42 shot put while in the Archery, John Stubbs and Jodie Grinham won silver, before Jonathan Broom-Edwards finished second in the T44 high jump.
The progress towards other medals saw Libby Clegg ease into the final of the T11 200m with her guide Chris Clarke and a strong opening in the equestrian as Sophie Christiansen scored 77.522% - the highest of the competition so far.
Success in wheelchair tennis saw Gordon Reid cruise into the last eight with a 6-0 6-2 over France's Frederic Cattaneo.He was joined by Alfie Hewitt in the next round before the duo claimed a comfortable 6-2 6-0 win over Spanish duo Daniel Caverzaschi and Martin de la Puent in the men's doubles.
Elsewhere, Brazil's Daniel Dias won his 20th Paralympic gold medal in the men's S5 50m freestyle, American Rebecca Meyers dominated the field in the women's S13 400m freestyle to secure her third Rio gold and New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe picked up her third gold medal, this time claiming victory in the SM4 150m medley.
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