Swimmer Ellie Challis will lead the charge for Great Britain on Tuesday after another hugely successful day at the Paris Paralympics.
Challis will return to the pool just one day after clinching backstroke gold on Monday – a day that also saw gold for boccia star Stephen Maguire, triathlon duo Dave Ellis and Megan Richter, and archery aces Nathan Macqueen and Jodie Grinham.
Ellie aims higher
Challis clinched S3 50m backstroke gold on Monday and will now target more success in the 100m freestyle, an event in which she is a two-time world silver medallist.
Tully Kearney will target her third gold of the Games in the women’s S5 50m backstroke, while Grace Harvey looks to add to her gold in the women’s 100m SB5 breaststroke when she competes in the S6 50m butterfly.
Seventh heaven for Baker?
Baker is part of a hugely successful Great Britain squad, also including Sophie Wells, Mari Durward-Akhurst and Georgia Wilson, which will also bid for an eighth successive team gold later in the Games.
But Baker warned: “It is going to be tougher than ever to win those medals this time. I think we are ready for it, and I think it is going to be a great competition.”
Sabre star Piers in confident mood
The 29-year-old clinched a silver medal on his Games debut in Rio in 2016 and followed it up by becoming the first British fencer to win Paralympic gold for 33 years with his victory in the epee category in Tokyo.
Gilliver, who has won three World Championship medals in sabre, will contest his quarter-final on Tuesday afternoon and hope to still be involved when the competition concludes with the gold medal match shortly before 10pm in the French capital.
Jonnie falls just short
Peacock made a fine start but eventually crossed the line in 10.91 seconds, with Costa Rica’s Sherman Guity taking a surprise gold medal in a Paralympic record time of 10.65 seconds.
The 31-year-old Peacock insisted to the BBC afterwards: “It’s frustrating but 2017 Jonnie would have wiped the floor with all of them.”
Scot Stephen McGuire won boccia gold with victory over Colombia’s Edilson Chica, while there was double para-triathlon glory with gold medals for Dave Ellis and Megan Richter respectively.
Medal update after Monday’s action
The United States continue to hold off Brazil in third place while a badminton gold for hosts France has seen them already match their tally of gold medals from the Tokyo Games with just five days gone.
