The key stories you missed on Monday at the Paris Paralympics
PARIS — Accuracy and precision were the skills of the day as Stephen McGuire, Jodie Grinham and Nathan Macqueen struck a double gold atThis was McGuire’s fourth appearance at the Games and, after defeats in three semi-finals, he dominated Colombia’s Edilson Chica Chica to win a tactical battle and live up to his “Mr Strategy” nickname.
“Any sport where I can think a few moves ahead I love. My whole game is about tactics, my power is not the best, so I love getting the strategy right. Grinham, a bronze medallist in her individual event, and Macqueen won their gold the hard way, needing a string of perfect tens to beat their Iranian rivals in a tense final on the Esplanade des Invalides.
“We have just got a good bond. I can tell what Jodie’s thinking most of the time which is a bit worrying. We know each other’s thinking and we’ve got each other’s back.”Megan Richter admitted her shock was off the scale after claiming a surprise triathlon gold while teammate Dave Ellis earned redemption from his Tokyo heartache to win his race.
She was not considered among Great Britain’s medal contenders in Paris but capitalised on the absence of favourite, American Kelly Elmlinger, to seize her chance.“I could feel my legs starting to go but I knew I needed to get to the end. I was out with a stress fracture last year, but I went all in full time a few months ago and races started going well at the start of the year. Things just came together and I’m so happy, the timing has been perfect.
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