Cycling heartbreak as GB seek gold in the pool on day three

Great Britain's Para-cyclist Archie Atkinson was heartbroken aft suffering a daze autumn erstwhile conscionable 2 laps distant from a imaginable golden badge connected time 3 of nan Paris 2024 Paralympics.

The 20-year-old collapsed nan world grounds successful nan heats of nan men's C4 4,000m individual pursuit and was seconds distant from taking nan title from nan two-time defending champion, Slovakia's Jozef Metelka, erstwhile he collapsed out.

Metelka went connected to declare his 3rd title, pinch Atkinson awarded nan silver.

Despite that disappointment successful nan velodrome, GB were connected people for a bumper badge haul connected Saturday aft 8 Para-swimmers qualified for this evening's finals.

Two-time world champion Stephen Clegg could group disconnected a golden unreserved erstwhile he lines up for nan last of nan men's S12 100m backstroke astatine 16:30 BST.

He will past beryllium followed by William Ellard, Poppy Maskill, Louise Fiddes, Olivia Newman-Baronius, Alice Tai, Iona Winnifrith and Scarlett Humphrey.

There were gasps from nan crowd astatine nan velodrome erstwhile Atkinson suffered his autumn successful nan C4 4,000m individual pursuit final.

Atkinson was astir to drawback Metelka erstwhile he spun disconnected nan way astatine nan velodrome.

Coaching unit raced to Atkinson's broadside arsenic Metelka went connected to triumph nan race. The Slovakian had not been expected to triumph aft Atkinson overturned nan world grounds by 5 seconds successful nan heats to triumph successful 4:17.70.

Atkinson's metallic was his first badge successful his debut Paralympics. He came 5th successful nan C4-5 1,000m clip trial.

Jaco van Gass besides had a Para-cycling golden successful his sights for GB aft he group a C3 world and Paralympic grounds successful nan men's qualifying heats of nan C1-3 1,000m clip trial. It would person been his 2nd golden aft winning nan men's C3 3,000m individual pursuit.

But nan only C3 rider vanished 4th arsenic China's Li Zhangyu (C1) and Liang Weicong (C1) took nan golden and silver, pinch bronze going to France's Alexandre Leaute (C2).

Blaine Hunt besides missed retired connected a badge successful nan men's C5 4,000m individual pursuit arsenic he vanished seventh. He claimed a metallic connected Friday successful nan men’s 4-5 1,000m clip trial.

Team-mate and world metallic medallist Frances Brown vanished eighth successful qualifying for nan women's C1-3 500m clip proceedings and did not progress.

Tai, Clegg and 13-year-old Winnifrith featured among 8 GB Para-swimmers connected target for medals successful nan finals connected time 3 astatine La Defense Arena.

Clegg had a awesome commencement successful nan excavation by qualifying first successful nan men's S12 100m backstroke up of Azerbaijan's Raman Salei and will spell for golden astatine 16:30 BST.

Next up was Ellard who powered to nan wall to decorativeness successful 2nd successful nan men's S14 200m freestyle. The 18-year-old won GB's first badge successful nan excavation pinch a metallic connected Thursday successful nan men's S14 100m butterfly and will look to adhd to that successful nan last astatine 16:44 BST.

The S14 200m freestyle is his strongest event, arsenic he has a world metallic and European golden and has besides equalled nan world record.

There could beryllium an all-British podium successful nan women's S14 200m freestyle aft Maskill, Fiddes and Newman-Baronius qualified arsenic nan apical 3 fastest. Leading nan measurement was Maskill aft she vanished successful 2:10.36.

The 19-year-old will beryllium accompanied successful nan centre lanes by world bronze medallist Fiddes, who was 2nd quickest, and Newman-Baronius, who will beryllium looking to get connected nan podium aft she vanished conscionable extracurricular nan medals successful nan women's 100m butterfly.

Seven-time world champion Tai will beryllium favourite successful nan last of nan women's S8 100m backstroke . The 25-year-old vanished 3 seconds up of nan section successful nan heats and could triumph her first individual Paralympic golden badge erstwhile she races again astatine 17:05 BST.

Winnifrith, nan youngest personnel of nan team, showed property was nary obstruction successful nan women's SM7 200m individual medley. The European golden medallist qualified successful seventh spot for nan last which takes spot astatine 19:10 BST.

Humphrey will compete successful her 2nd last successful Paris aft qualifying sixth for nan women's S11 50m freestyle. She antecedently came sixth successful nan women's S11 400m freestyle.

GB's two-time defending champion Sophie Hahn will target a 3rd Para-athletics golden of her profession successful nan women's T38 100m last aft finishing 2nd successful her heat. Her 16-year-old team-mate Maddie Down had an outstanding Paralympics debut to decorativeness 2nd successful nan first power and besides advance.

Great Britain's Eden Rainbow-Cooper suffered a collision astatine nan commencement of nan women's T54 5,000m last to extremity her hopes of a medal.

The title was restarted but Rainbow-Cooper was incapable to finish. She will person a 2nd chance astatine a badge connected Monday, erstwhile she competes successful nan women’s T54 1500m.

Switzerland's Paralympic and world champion Catherine DeBrunner showed disconnected her explosive velocity to triumph golden successful nan 5,000m and group a Games grounds successful 10:43.62.

American Susannah Scaroni vanished successful 2nd place, pursuing up her golden astatine Tokyo 2020, while Australia's Paralympic and world champion Madison de Rozario won nan conflict for bronze.

GB's Luke Nuttall had a season's champion capacity successful nan men’s T46 1500m last to decorativeness successful seventh spot successful 3:57.62.

In nan La Chapelle Arena, British Para-badminton subordinate Dan Bethell hit Ukraine's Oleksandr Chyrkov 2-0 successful nan men's singles SL3 group B stage.

British Para-rowers Samuel Murray and Annabel Caddick won their PR3 mixed double sculls repechage title up of Ukraine, India and Mexico, astatine nan Vaires-sur-Marne stadium.

Para-archer Victoria Kingstone vanished sixth successful nan women's individual W1 ranking information and group a individual champion people of 608 astatine nan Invalides arena.

GB's women wheelchair hoops players had an early lead successful their lucifer against Canada but mislaid nan preliminary information group A lucifer 63-54 astatine nan Bercy Arena.

GB besides mislaid to Canada successful nan boccia. Stephen McGuire went down 4-2 to Iulian Ciobanu successful nan men's individual BC4 preliminary information excavation C lucifer astatine nan South Paris Arena.

In nan majestic mounting of nan Grand Palais, Para-taekwondo world champion Amy Truesdale hit Morocco's Rajae Akermach 30-9 successful their women's K44-65kg quarter-final.