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USA beats GB 73-69 to win gold in men’s wheelchair basketball
It was a close game, but the USA secured its third consecutive Paralympic gold medal. Serio and Williams are the Americans’ heroes.
Wheelchair basketball: Bywater scores a great three-pointer for GB. USA 72-69 GB – 12 seconds left.
Wheelchair basketball: USA 70-66 GB. 43 seconds remaining.
Wheelchair basketball: USA 67-64 GB. Pratt makes a quick attack and closes the gap. One and a half minutes left.
Wheelchair basketball: Williams scores two points to keep the USA ahead. Serio picks up a fifth foul and is sent off. Warburton gets two free throws and we have a five-point game.
Wheelchair basketball: USA 65-60 GB. Two minutes left.
Wheelchair basketball: USA 63-6o GB. With three minutes to go it’s close.
Wheelchair basketball: USA 63-59 GB. Pratt scores two more points, but then Fox commits a foul – his fifth of the game – and is out of the game.
Wheelchair basketball: GB reduced the deficit to six points within a few seconds. 63-57
Wheelchair basketball: USA 63 – GB 55. GB takes a timeout with 5 minutes and 30 seconds left on the clock.
Wheelchair basketball: The USA have no trouble scoring baskets, but Warburton scores two points for GB and wins a free throw. GB needs a lot more of that – and needs to improve their defense.
Wheelchair basketball: The third quarter ends with the USA leading 53-43. Great last 10 minutes for GB.
Wheelchair basketball: Serio and Williams are the dominant duo for the USA and GB can’t find a way to stop them, with Williams building a 12-point lead.
Wheelchair basketball: The USA are back on the upswing and have extended their lead to nine points. USA 46-37 GB
Wheelchair basketball: GB started the third quarter well against the USA, who led 40-37. GB look better than in the first 20 minutes when they made too many mistakes.
Athletics: The women’s T63 100m final ended in dramatic fashion when Italy’s Ambra Sabatini was in the lead but fell in the final metres, taking down fellow countrywoman Monica Contrafatto. It helped Britain’s Ndidikama Okoh to finish third behind winner Martina Caironi and silver medallist Karisman Evi Tiarani.
Wheelchair basketball: GB pulls off a brilliant feat at the end of the first half, reducing the gap to seven points. The USA leads 38:31 at halftime.
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Wheelchair basketball: The USA built up a decent lead of eight points over Great Britain at the start of the second quarter.
Blind football: France win gold after Argentina saves its third penalty and Villeroux scores. Fans in Paris go wild, waving French flags with gusto after a nerve-racking finish.
Wheelchair basketball: The first quarter ends with the USA leading 23-18 against Great Britain in what had been a close game up to that point.
Blind football: The men’s final is decided by a penalty shootout. It is quite exciting when the first four penalties are converted.
Wheelchair basketball: GB committed some simple fouls to help the USA take an early 8-4 lead.
Wheelchair basketball: The gold medal match has begun. GB has put the first points on the scoreboard. It should be an exciting duel.
Athletics: Davies’ failure means Kuwait’s Sorour wins the gold medal, and he is in tears after an incredible night.
Athletics: It’s another red flag – the third in a row. He looks set to win silver in the shot put now.
Athletics: We enter the final round of the F63 shot put, can Davies pull off a gold medal throw?
Wheelchair basketball: Ade Adepitan calls it “the biggest game in Paralympic basketball history for Great Britain.” GB will play against the USA. It should be exciting.
Blind football: The final between France and Argentina is 1:1. The fans are doing a silent Mexican wave, a beautiful sight.
Athletics: Davies receives a red flag on the fourth lap and is therefore unable to improve his distance compared to the previous attempt.
Thanks, Tom. We are entering the final leg of the evening, including wheelchair basketball between Great Britain and the USA.
Right, That was my Paralympics blog post for today. Will Unwin is back…
Athletics: This is more true for Davies, who is in the lead in the third round with a throw of 15.10 m.
Hannah Cockroft has hinted that these could be her last Games. Speaking to Channel 4: “Nine gold medals, nine rings (of the stadium bell). This could be the last chance. Now the hard work begins (her wedding is in three weeks and five days).
“Hopefully I go home, have a fantastic wedding and a great life.”
In the studio, Tanni Grey-Thompson rejects this idea and says Cockroft could compete in two more Paralympics.
Athletics: In the F63 shot put, Aled Davies has completed two throws of 14.32 m and is currently in fourth place.
Athletics: While we await a response from Cockroft, the Women’s T38 400m final is currently underway, with British athlete Ali Smith finishing sixth with a personal best time of 1 minute 0.88 seconds.
Athletics: Cockroft’s time, which won her ninth Paralympic gold, is about eight seconds ahead of Adenegan’s. We’ll hear from the winner shortly.
Gold for Cockroft!
There is no Paralympic record, but Cockroft was a long way ahead of fellow Brit Kare Adenegan in second place. The other Brit, Fabienne Andre, finished fourth.
Athletics: Cockroft is already on the rise, with Great Britain currently less than a lap ahead in first and second place.
Athletics: The T34 800m is underway, can Cockroft do it?
It is the last night of athletics in Paris, and GB have some chances of a gold medal with Aled Davies in the F63 shot put and Hannah Cockroft in the 800 m T34.
Good evening everyone, thanks Will, I think we have some athletics coming up soon. I’ll try to keep you posted on everything.
I’ll just slip away for a minute. Tom Bassam guides you through the fun to come.
Stephen Clegg reacts to the gold win: “Unbelievable. I would have liked to have been a little faster. After the (100m) backstroke, it was unbelievable. I broke a world record and really wanted it here, but once I had the medal around my neck, I didn’t care about the record. It’s the same with this one. The time wasn’t great, but I wanted to get gold and I got gold, so I can’t be too disappointed.”
And here is Paul MacInnes’ report from Roland Garros.
Tennis: Some reactions from Alfie Hewett after winning silver.
“I have mixed feelings at the moment,” Hewett said. “After the start and the groin problem, it didn’t look so good. To grow into the game and fight and find a way and then to get to a match point situation and be inches away from gold is something to be proud of. And the spirit, the way it was played, the atmosphere and all that is so, so positive, a once in a lifetime experience.”
“But of course, missing out on just one point and missing out on this opportunity will stay with me for a long time. Something like that cannot be put behind you overnight. It’s about perspective and seeing the good things that today has brought. Sometimes it’s about more than the individual and the person themselves. Hopefully today can advance our sport even further and attract more attention. I’m extremely proud of that.”
Clegg’s mother Moira is on C4: “It was absolutely unbelievable, out of this world, I wanted to cry.”
Bathe: Interestingly, Dzmitry Salei, who is in Paris as a neutral athlete, took second place ahead of his brother Raman Salei from Azerbaijan.
Stephen Clegg wins gold in the men’s S12 butterfly
It is the Briton’s second gold medal.
