Brock Whiston storms to her first Paralympic title and Maisie Summers-Newton wins her second gold of the 2024 Games.
Brock Whiston stormed to her first Paralympic title and Maisie Summers-Newton won her second gold of the 2024 Games on another superb night for Great Britain's swimmers in Paris.
Whiston, 27, came from more than 10 seconds behind at the halfway point to overhaul Alice Tai and secure a much-coveted gold in the SM8 200m individual medley. Tai, who took 100m backstroke gold on Saturday, got the bronze as Whiston won in two minutes 40.37 seconds.There could be more to come on Sunday with Grace Harvey and the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team holding strong chances.
Callie-Ann Warrington was 0.08 seconds away from a medal in the S10 100m freestyle, finishing fourth in one minute 01.10 seconds as France's Emeline Pierre thrilled the crowd by taking gold in 1:00.49. Briton Bruce Dee, 17, came fifth in the opening race of the programme, the men's SB6 100m breaststroke.An epic tale of seduction, blood and immortalityHaaland 'bursting' with confidence - but how do you cope with him? VideoFull list of all done deals on transfer deadline dayPundits pick best Champions League moments, players & 2024-25 winners
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