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Storey extends record as GB win 13 medals yesterday

Storey extends record as GB win 13 medals yesterday

By Navitalai Naivalurua
05/09/2024

Great Britain's most decorated Paralympian, Sarah Storey, won her 18th career gold as ParalympicsGB secured 13 more medals on day seven at Paris 2024.

The 46-year-old won the women's C5 time trial to secure her 29th Paralympic medal - 32 years after her first in 1992.

Great Britain collected two further gold yesterday, as wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn won the women's T53 100 metres final, and Dimitri Coutya was victorious in the wheelchair fencing foil category B.

ParalympicsGB also won seven silver medals on day seven and three bronzes.

GB remain second in the medal table, with yesterday's results increasing their gold total to 33 and medal tally to 74.

Only China have more medals than Great Britain, with 135.

Storey is competing in her ninth Game.

[Source: BBC]

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