Paris 2024 Paralympics day one RECAP: Tom Gallagher adds gold medal to Australia's full set in the pool; Steelers fall short in wheelchair rugby opener against Great Britain; Rollers beaten by Dutch in wheelchair basketball

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Australia's men's wheelchair basketball team has gone down in their opening clash to the Netherlands.

The Rollers started in dominant fashion, going into halftime with a 30-28 lead but the second half is where they lost it.

A brilliant third quarter display from the Dutch stretched their lead and some extraordinary shooting from Mendel Op den Orth late in the match put it beyond doubt.

Netherlands 66-55.

The Rollers fought back at the end of the third with a huge three from Tristan Knowles to keep them within reaching distance.

The Dutch lead 44-40.

Netherlands outplayed the Aussies in the third quarter with Mendel Op den Orth proving hard to stop.

Thomas Gallagher won Australia's first Paralympic gold after he triumphed in the 50m freestyle S10, ahead of Brazilian silver medallist Phelipe Andrews Melo Rodrigues and Australian bronze medallist Rowan Crothers.

Gallagher enjoyed the moment on the podium on Friday morning, following his experience in Tokyo three years ago, when a pancreatic attack almost claimed his life.

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The Rollers, two-time Paralympic gold medallists, lead the Netherlands in their first game in the men's wheelchair basketball.

Australia is on top, 30-28 at halftime.

The Aussies lead in most of the stats but the Dutch have been stubborn with their defence, not allowing Australia to go on scoring runs during the second quarter.

Lakeisha Patterson struggled to hide her emotions after claiming a silver medal in the pool for Australia in Paris.

The 25-year-old won gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 but fell just shy of doing the same on day one of these Paralympic Games.

Patterson led the field in her S9 400m freestyle race until the final lap when she was overtaken by Hungary's Zsofia Konkoly.

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The Aussie Rollers are underway in their first game against the Netherlands which you can catch on Nine's main channel or on 9Now.

We wrote a preview to the men's basketball team, which you CAN READ HERE.

Aussies Nathan Pellissier and Li Na Lei have been defeated by their Croatian opponents 3-2 in their round of 16 mixed doubles XD17 game.

The Australian Anthem plays at Paris La Defense Arena as Tom Gallagher and Rowan Crothers receive their medals and share the top step of the podium.

PARIS: Australian swimmer Ben Hance is "gutted" after entering the Paralympic arena in eye-catching fashion, and with high hopes of winning gold, but falling short of the podium.

The Sunshine Coast athlete demanded attention upon his entry for the men's 100m butterfly S14 on Thursday morning (AEST), leaping around, gesturing with an air of confidence to the crowd and throwing his jacket on his block.

"He is ready to rumble," said Australian swimming legend Cate Campbell on the Nine broadcast.

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