Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie won gold in his 100m event on Friday to complete a sprint double at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter recaps Canada's medal wins Friday in Paris and looks ahead to the final two days of competition. Teenage swimmer Sebastian Massabie won his first-ever gold and wheelchair racer Cody Fournie sprinted to his second title of the Paris Games today as Canada surpassed its medal count from the previous Summer Paralympics.to win the men's 50-metre freestyle S4 event.
The world record holder goes for his second medal of the Games after taking bronze in the 100m. Smeenk will once again battle Thailand's Chaiwat Rattana, who beat him for the 100m gold and had the 800m world record before Smeenk broke it in June.with an outrigger for stability. Hennessy, who has won three straight silver medals in the VL2 category at the world championships, won her heat Friday to advance to the final on Saturday at 5:52 a.m. ET.
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