Ellis wins GB's first Paralympic gold of day five

Triathlete Dave Ellis opened Great Britain's badge relationship connected time 5 of nan Paralympics, taking golden successful nan men's PTVI arena successful Paris.

It did not return agelong for Megan Richter and Hannah Moore to adhd golden and bronze respectively successful nan women's PTS4 arena arsenic crowds flocked to nan banks of nan Seine, pinch 11 triathlon events taking place connected 1 day.

Tokyo 2020 medallists Claire Cashmore and Lauren Steadman won metallic and bronze respectively successful nan women's PTS5 event, while Dan Bethell took badminton metallic successful nan SL3 singles, losing a tight lucifer to India's Kumar Nitesh.

Ellis and Richter took GB's golden tally to 25 and their wide badge count to 48 - 2nd only to China (78 medals, including 37 golds), who person topped nan array astatine nan past 5 Games.

Ellis and guideline Luke Pollard made up for heartbreak successful Tokyo by winning golden successful nan men's PTVI event.

They went successful arsenic favourites 3 years agone but suffered a mechanical nonaccomplishment connected nan motorcycle limb which ended their race.

There were nary specified issues successful nan French capital, pinch Ellis and Pollard putting successful a ascendant last tally limb to move up from 3rd and decorativeness successful a clip of 58 minutes 41 seconds.

Paralympic debutant Richter swiftly followed pinch triumph successful nan women's PTS4 competition, finishing successful 1 hr 14 minutes 30 seconds.

Alison Peasgood took 4th successful nan women's PTVI alongside guideline Brooke Gillies, having returned to nan athletics aft nan commencement of her boy Logan past August.

There were immoderate acquainted faces astatine nan beforehand of nan women's PTS5 event, pinch each 3 Tokyo medallists returning to nan podium.

Three years agone it was GB's Steadman who took nan title, finishing up of team-mate Cashmore, who took bronze, and American Grace Norman.

This clip it was Norman who triumphed, coming up of Cashmore and Steadman.

The trio stock a beardown enslaved - Steadman and Claire Cashmore were schoolmates successful Devon, while nan Tokyo golden medallist was Norman's bridesmaid erstwhile she sewage married.

It has been a reliable fewer years for Steadman, who has suffered pinch agelong Covid and returned to triathlon aft a spell successful wintertime sports, but she now has a 2nd Paralympic medal.

Cashmore's haul now stands astatine 10, pinch a podium spot astatine each Games since Athens 2004.

Bethell was edged retired for golden successful nan men's SL3 singles.

Having mislaid nan first crippled 21-14, Bethell fought backmost to level nan tie, taking nan 2nd crippled 21-18.

The 2 athletes went correct down to nan wire, reaching 21-21, but Nitesh won successive points to adjacent retired nan match.

It will autumn connected Krysten Coombs to effort and bring location a first GB golden successful nan athletics erstwhile he look Charles Noakes of France successful nan men's SH6 singles last astatine astir 21:00 BST connected Monday.

At nan Stade de France British attraction focuses connected Jonnie Peacock, who will beryllium attempting to triumph his 3rd Paralympic golden successful nan men's T64 100m last astatine 18:50.

Peacock vanished connected apical of nan podium successful London and Rio, but vanished pinch a bronze medal successful Tokyo 3 years ago.

Meanwhile, six-time golden medallist David Weir will beryllium successful action successful nan first information of nan men's T54 1500m (20:25).

In nan greeting session, Tunisia's Walid Ktila grounded to triumph a 4th consecutive men's T34 sprint title, finishing 2nd to Thailand's Chaiwat Rattana.

In nan first information of nan women's T12 400m, Italy’s Valentina Petrillo, nan first openly transgender jock to compete astatine nan Paralympics, qualified from her power aft finishing 2nd pinch a clip of 58.35 seconds.

Petrillo, won bronze successful nan World Championships past year, will title successful nan semi-finals astatine 19:43.

Two of nan 3 GB competitors qualified for nan last of nan women's T54 1500m - Melanie Woods and Samantha Kinghorn some group qualifying times, but Eden Rainbow-Cooper, whose badge hopes were ended by a collision successful nan 5,000m final, missed retired pinch a seventh-place decorativeness successful her heat.

Ellie Challis was Britain’s youngest medallist astatine nan Tokyo Games erstwhile she won metallic successful nan S3 50m backstroke astatine nan property of 17.

She will dream to spell 1 amended successful Paris (17:05) aft winning Monday morning's power successful 53.86.

Louise Fiddes is besides successful pinch a chance of winning a badge successful nan women's SB14 100m breaststroke last (17:20), aft she vanished 2nd successful her power successful 1:17.46.

Team-mate Olivia Newman-Baronius will subordinate her, claiming nan last qualification spot pinch a fourth-place decorativeness successful her heat, while Harry Stewart will title successful nan men's SB14 100m last aft finishing 3rd successful his greeting race.