ParalympicsGB: Wheelchair racer Andrew Small wins T33 100m final - News Summed Up

ParalympicsGB: Wheelchair racer Andrew Small wins T33 100m final


By Nathan Salt For MailonlinePublished: 02:14 EDT, 30 August 2021 | Updated: 02:43 EDT, 30 August 2021ParalympicsGB were able to celebrate their 24th and 25th gold medals of the Tokyo Games after Andrew Small took victory in the men's 100m T33 final and Phoebe Paterson Pine came out on top in archery Individual Compound. Small, who claimed bronze in Rio five years ago, made a lightning fast start and never looked back as he roared to the finish. For Paterson Pine, 23, who is making her Paralympic debut in Japan, she won without her her highest score of the day in the final round but it was enough to see off her Chilean rival Mariana Zúñiga Varela. Small exorcised demons from Brazil to sweep away the rest of the field to win the gold medalThe ParalympicsGB star was pushed all way before holding out for a thrilling 134-133 victory. It was a display beyond her years as Paterson Pine, who suffers from spina bifida, eliminated defending champion Jess Stretton, a fellow GB entrant, en route to her famous debut gold.


Source: The Nation August 30, 2021 06:45 UTC



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