The key stories you missed on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics
Maskill’s success at La Defense Arena followed silver for fellow British teenager William Ellard in the men’s equivalent event.
Asked how she was feeling, Maskill said: “Unreal. Weird. I was just hoping that I swam as hard as I could, and see what happens.”Olivia Newman-Baronius – the joint world record holder – finished fourth, behind teammate Maskill, China’s Yui Lam Chan and Russia’s Valeriia Shabalina.cruelly crashed out of the Paralympic time trial, and it was left to a teammate who idolises her to win Britain’s first medal of the Games.
It became clear that there had been no mechanical issue which, under UCI rules, meant that she was not allowed a restart and Dutch rider Caroline Groot won gold.“It was a weird one, I didn’t feel comfortable in the gate,” the Leeds native said.Trailblazer Cox battled a barrage of injuries to make the Games a decade after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis changed her life.“It has been a rollercoaster, I guess that’s MS,” Cox said.
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