Today was the penultimate day of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games and the medals continued to come for the Scots on ParalympicsGB.
Wheelchair Tennis
Scotland’s Gordon Reid MBE won the Men’s Singles bronze medal, defeating double’s partner, Alfie Hewitt in an enthralling tie. The pair were left devastated yesterday after suffering a second successive Men’s Double’s final defeat to French duo Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer. Men’s Singles Rio champion Gordon, who had beaten Hewett in the final five years ago, once again came out on top when it mattered. The Scot edged a tight encounter 6-4 3-6 7-5 in two hours and 22 minutes to ensure another podium finish.
Commenting on an emotional week in Tokyo, Gordon said;
“The last thing we wanted to do was come and play against each other on the same court,”
“There have to be winners and losers and to be honest it doesn’t feel like I’m a winner today at the moment,”
“But I’m sure that as soon as the emotions settle down, I’ll be proud of that fact that I’ve come here and won another singles medal.”
“Also, I now have the full collection of medals so that’s a cool thing.”
Athletics
Ben Rowlings has made a real impact on his Paralympic debut in Tokyo and had set a time of 1:48.21 to finish in 4th position in his heat and so qualify for the final of the T34 Men’s 800m today. Ben couldn’t improve on that time in the final but raced home in 1:48.63, on a rain soaked track in the Olympic Stadium, to finish the final in 8th place. A really positive introduction to Paralympic competition for Ben who will now turn his attention to Paris in 2024.
Scotland’s medal tally rises to twenty one with two gold, nine silver and ten bronze after ten days of competition.
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