Paris 2024 Paralympics day four RECAP: Photo finish separates Aussie from bronze; Aussie rivalry pushes speedsters to podium success
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That wraps up day four coverage from Paris. We'll be back this afternoon as day five gets underway.
Aussie relay swimmers grab silver
PARIS: Jack Ireland, Madeleine McTernan, Ruby Storm and Ben Hance have joined forces to win relay silver at the La Defense Arena.
The quartet finished second in the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 relay, clocking 3:46.37.
Great Britain took gold and Brazil bronze.
Team Australia celebrates with Team GB in the mixed 4x100m freestyle S14 relay. Nine
Photo finish separates Aussie from podium
Chad Perris could not get any closer to landing on the podium.
The Aussie finished fourth in the final of the men's 100m T13.
Both Perris and Japan's Shuta Kawakami ran a time of 10.80 seconds, with a photo finish required to separate the pair.
Kawakami returned a time of 10.80 (.794), while Perris clocked 10.80 (.799) meaning he just missed the podium.
Beloved Aussie swimmers win medals
PARIS: Marvellous scenes!
Two of the most beloved members of the Australian para-swimming team, Ahmed Kelly and Grant Patterson, have scored medals.
Hours after being disqualified, then being reinstated, Kelly has won silver in the men's 150m medley SM3, while Patterson has zipped home for bronze.
They were both clearly delighted as they climbed out of the pool, embracing each other with huge smiles and thanking a crowd of some 15,000 people at the Paris La Defense Arena.
New shot put world record
Remarkable scenes at Stade de France as Great Britain's Sabrina Fortune breaks her own world record.
Fortune achieved the record in her first throw in the F20 final, reaching 15.12m.
She previously held the record with a distance of 14.83.
New Paralympic record
Australian Angie Ballard has finished sixth in the women's T53 800m final.
Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner produced a remarkable race, clearing the field in the first 50m to go on to win gold.
Debrunner's time of 1:41.04 marked a new Paralympic record.
Ballard finished in 1:56.83.
Aussie speedsters land on podium
Paris: Swimming stars Rowan Crothers and Thomas Gallagher are about to share another moment on the podium after winning silver and bronze respectively in the men's 100m freestyle S10.
Italian Stefano Raimondi beat them for gold in 51.40 as Crothers claimed silver with a time of 51.55 and Gallagher bronze in 51.86.
Crothers had set his sights on successfully defending his 50m and 100m Tokyo gold medals, but the Brisbane swimmer will leave Paris with 50m bronze and 100m silver.
In the 50m freestyle S10 earlier in the swimming program, Gallagher won gold and Crothers bronze.
Aussie table tennis star defeated
Australia's Daniela di Toro has fallen to China's Ying Zhou in the women's singles WS4 elimination clash.
The round of 16 battle saw the Chinese player defeat Toro in three frames.
Aussie archer eliminated
Jonathan Milne has been defeated by Kevin Polish, 144-142 in the men's individual compound open.
Polish held a 59-57 lead heading into the third round and continued to produce a remarkable performance to hold off the Aussie.
Milne back in action
Jonathon Milne is back in action for Australia in the men's individual compound open 1/8 elimination.
Milne is facing US para-archer Kevin Polish.
