Tara Davis-Woodhall’s rush into the stands for a hug from her husband was a viral moment from the Olympics. The roles switched this time in the Paralympics.
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 06: Gold medalist Hunter Woodhall of Team United States celebrates with wife and fellow Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall during the Men's 400m T62 Medal Ceremony on day nine of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Stade de France on September 06, 2024 in Paris , France. Olympic title in the long jump, her husband Hunter Woodhall , a double amputee, won his own Paralympic gold medal Friday at the Stade de France.
The day before, Kamiji won her first gold medal in the doubles with Japan teammate Manami Tanaka. They beat De Groot and Aniek Van Koot. “I’m just really sad that I couldn’t get the gold medal,” she said. “The expectations are high. Unfortunately I couldn’t live up to it.”China's Weiyi Yuan, right, and China's Jincheng Guo compete in the Para Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 Final at the Paris La Defense Arena at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Paris, France, Thursday Sept. 5, 2024. Guo claimed the S5 50-meter butterfly in 30.28 seconds, a world and Paralympics record.
“I knew we had a great breakaway, we built up a good lead,” Storey said. “Then Heidi Gaugain attacked with a lap and a half to go. Fortunately I speak a bit of French so I understood what she was told. So I was ready to attack with her.Colombia’s Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza was 20 seconds behind for bronze.She also won the time trial and road race at the Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and London Games, while she won a women’s LC1/LC2/CP4 time trial in Beijing in 2008.
Each team begins with a visually impaired athlete, followed by an amputee sprinter, then an athlete with cerebral palsy, and finishes with a wheelchair racer.Britain was second and the United States third.
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