Paralympics Update: Wednesday, September 4

Sep 03, 2024

Here’s what happened since yesterday’s email:

Para Athletics - Anna Grimaldi - T47 100m Sprint
- Anna ran a (new Oceania record!) 12.23s in qualification, advancing her to the finals. She then beat her Oceania record AGAIN in the finals, running 12.20s and winning BRONZE! She competes again on Friday in the Long Jump T47, and Saturday in the 200m T47 Sprint. (p.s. have you listened to her podcast episode yet??)
Para Swimming - Lili-Fox Mason - 100m Butterfly S10
- Lili-Fox swam a time of 1:12.44, just short of the time needed to advance to the finals. (Dame Sophie Pascoe still holds the World Record and Paralympic Record in this event!) Lili-Fox will compete again on Thursday in the 400m Freestyle S10.
Para Athletics - Anna Steven- T64 200m Sprint
- Anna ran a (season’s best!) 29.13s in qualification, advancing her to the finals. In the final, she ran 29.37, placing her 8th overall! This ends her Paralympic journey.

How to watch the New Zealand women tonight (Wednesday, September 4th) and early tomorrow morning (Thursday, September 5th) - all on TVNZ!

6pm - Para Cycling Road
- 6:04pm - Nicole Murray (Bib #175) - C5 Individual Time Trial
- 6:15pm - Anna Taylor (Bib #163) - C4 Individual Time Trial
9:22pm - Para Equestrian
- Louise Duncan - Individual Event - Grade IV - PGP Test
9:47pm - Para Athletics
- Holly Robinson - F46 Shot Put
10:26pm - Para Athletics
- Dani Aitchison - T36 100m Sprint (Heats)
  *5:04am - Final

*qualification-dependent

A peek at what’s coming up on Thursday (schedules will be in tomorrow’s email!):

Medal Tracker:

Gold: None yet

Silver: 2 (Anna Taylor - Para Cycling Track, C4 3000m Individual Pursuit; Dani Aitchison - Para Athletics, T36 200m Sprint)

Bronze: 2 (Nicole Murray - Para Cycling Track, C5 3000m Individual Pursuit; Anna Grimaldi- Para Athletics - T47 100m Sprint)

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