Canada's Kate O'Brien competes during the women's C4-5 500-metre time trial qualifying stage on Day 1 of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.
Kate O'Brien has won Canada's first medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris with a bronze in track cycling. The 36-year-old from Calgary finished third in the women's C4-5 500-metre time trial at the velodrome behind gold medallist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands and silver medallist Marie Patouillet of France.
The 36-year-old from Calgary finished third in the women's C4-5 500-metre time trial at the velodrome behind gold medallist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands and silver medallist Marie Patouillet of France.WATCH l O'Brien pedals to Paralympic bronze:Kate O'Brien earned bronze in the women's Para Cycling Track C4-5 500-metre time trial final, for Canada's first medal of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
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