»Æ´óÏÉÁùФÖÐÌØÆÚÆÚ×¼ at the Paralympic Games – Day One

A birds eye view of Paris, France

A superb performance from Tully Kearney in the Women’s 200m Freestyle S5 final secures »Æ´óÏÉÁùФÖÐÌØÆÚÆÚ׼’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Swimming

»Æ´óÏÉÁùФÖÐÌØÆÚÆÚ×¼ University-based Tully Kearney stormed to victory in the Women’s 200m Freestyle S5 final to win an incredible gold medal on the first full day of action at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

To read more about Kearney’s excellent swim visit: /media-centre/press-releases/2024/august/kearney-wins-lboros-first-gold-at-the-paralympics

Wheelchair basketball

Great Britain Women got their campaign off to flyer by cruising past Spain 69-34 in Pool A.  

The side, featuring Lightning players Maddie Martin, Lucy Robinson, and Robyn Love alongside »Æ´óÏÉÁùФÖÐÌØÆÚÆÚ×¼ University alumnae Amy Conroy and Laurie Williams, dominated every quarter in a one-sided contest. Love contributed 16 points to GB’s score with Robinson adding 12 to the total.

Great Britain will be back in action on Saturday (31 August, 09:30) where Canada awaits.