PARIS — Canadian athletes topped the podium at the track and in the pool Saturday. Those performances at the Paralympic Games pushed the country to a level not seen in 16 years.
Those performances at the Paralympic Games pushed the country to a level not seen in 16 years.
Action at the track concluded Saturday with Smeenk's gold and Nate Riech's silver in the T38 1,500 metres to give the Canadians nine medals at Stade de France, including five gold, for the most of that colour since earning 10 in Beijing. Dorris, meanwhile, defended her gold medal in the 50 metres in the pool after also winning in Tokyo at age 18.
Riech, who hails from Victoria, won gold on the track in Tokyo, but didn't have the same push in Paris. The 39-year-old's paddle includes a cardinal in remembrance of her late mother Norma, the letter"W' for Wonder Woman and a cat.
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