Paralympics 2021 LIVE updates Gold for de Rozario in marathon silver for Clifford
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That first-term comeback has set the Americans up nicely. They’re up 32-27 against Japan at half-time of this pulsating gold medal match.
It’s a pretty even contest overall, according to the stats sheet at least, and we’ve already seen how quickly both of these teams can score, so this is likely to be a cracker of a second half.
At stake, if you weren’t aware, is the very last medal of these Paralympics.
Australian shot-put Paralympian Todd Hodgetts was put through an emotional roller coaster and said he was “angry†after a team blunder by officials cost him the chance to register a result in his event.
His standing F20 shot put event was shrouded in controversy after three athletes, including Hodgetts, were officially categorised as “did not start†when it was deemed they were late to the athletes’ call room before competition.
Australian shot put athlete during Todd Hodgetts Tuesday night’s event. Credit:OIS
They were allowed to compete after a protest, but all three were rubbed off the official results list. The Australian athletics team later confirmed Hodgetts was at no fault at all.
Read more on all that here, via Tom Decent, of course.
It’s all square at 18-18 at quarter-time after a three-pointer on the buzzer from the USA’s Jacob Williams, which has finished off an epic comeback.
Japan led by eight points with less than three minutes to go but that terrific late rally from the Americans enabled them to completely close off that margin. Game on here.
The Paralympics are about as good as it gets for inspirational tales and backstories, and Tokyo was no exception.
Who had the best? For us, it’s hard to pick between these two - first, the 64-year-old convicted terrorist who was once sentenced to 84 years in prison for his involvement in an alleged murder, but who swam for Spain.
Sebastian Rodriguez after competing in his mixed 4x50m relay on Thursday at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre. Credit:Delly Carr
And then there’s the 18-year-old American Paralympic swimmer whose father tried to kill her with a suicide bomb.
Haven Shepherd, the miracle swimmer.Credit:Getty
Open to further suggestions. We appreciate it’s a crowded field - so many stories of success over adversity.
Remember when Rowan Crothers bagged a gold medal in the 50m freestyle - and then celebrated wildly on top of the lane rope?
Rowan Crothers celebrates his win in style. Credit:Getty
It was the image that stuck with us all after a cracking night one in the pool for Australia, which yielded four gold medals.
Read all about it here.
The men’s wheelchair basketball final between the USA and Japan is about to start in just a few minutes. Should be a treat of a spectacle. But as we wait, we’ll throw this one over to you - what have been your favourite moments of these Paralympic Games?
In a few moments we’ll start bobbing up with a few suggestions and some highlights of Tom Decent’s terrific work in Tokyo, but we’re keen to hear what our loyal audience thinks as well.
We mentioned the women’s sitting volleyball final earlier - that’s been won by the United States, who have taken gold after a 3-1 victory over China.
In the men’s wheelchair basketball, Great Britain beat Spain 68-58 to claim bronze. The final between the US and Japan is due to start in around 30 minutes.
“Louise is the most amazing support person I could possibly ask for. It’s funny because we’re such different athletes,†she said.
“We want the same thing but our approach could not be more different. There was a point in my career where I worried that I wouldn’t be that, I couldn’t be like Louise. It was her that stopped all of it.
“She said ‘you’re not going to be the next Louise Savage, you’re going to be the first Madison de Rozario. Let’s work out how that looks’. Going into that race, she held me to a very high standard. She’s the most amazing person to have in my corner.â€
And while we’re recapping yesterday - spare a though for a no doubt hungover Dylan Alcott, who said he planned to drink “ten thousand beers†after winning another gold in the men’s quad singles final on Saturday, a tournament he says was the hardest he’s ever competed in.
Dylan Alcott after his men’s quad singles gold medal in Tokyo. Credit:Getty
The Australian wheelchair tennis legend also announced these Paralympics will be his last after prevailing 7-6, 6-1 against Sam Schroder from the Netherlands.
Read Tom Decent’s full story here.
In case you missed it yesterday, Curtis McGrath’s brilliant Paralympic campaign continued as the former Afghanistan soldier became the first canoe sprint athlete to win two golds at the same Games.
After defending his men’s kayak single 200m KL2 title in Tokyo on Friday, McGrath made it two medals in two days with a comfortable win in the Va’a single VL3 200m final at the event’s Paralympic debut.
Curtis McGrath celebrates winning gold in Tokyo.Credit:Getty
McGrath crossed the line in 50.537 seconds in the 200m race, well ahead of Brazil’s Giovane Vieira de Paula (52.148) and Great Britain’s Stuart Wood (52.760).
Read Tom Decent’s full story here.
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