Paris 2024: Catherine Debrunner flies to gold and Paralympic record

The Swiss wheelchair runner dethroned Tokyo 2020 champion Susannah Scaroni of the United States to win gold in the women’s T54 5000m final in a morning session with host nation France’s first medal, a world record for China’s Zhao Yuping and the Netherlands’ Fleur Jong. in the long jump. his Paralympic title. It was a morning of unexpected joy for Catherine Debrunner at the Stade de France on Saturday morning (August 31) as Switzerland beat defending champion and world record holder Susannah Scaroni of the United States to win gold in the women’s 5000m T54 final to Paralympic record.

The pair left the group in the middle of a race full of wheelchair racing heavyweights. Debrunner broke away in the final stretch to record 10:43.62, almost nine seconds faster than Scaroni’s mark at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “It’s unbelievable. It was difficult to cope with Susannah (Scaroni). It was a tough race, but the crowd helped me,” said the Swiss wheelchair racer, who will compete in five more races at Paris 2024.”Once I realized we were alone, I was really happy because I knew it was second or first. But then she went too fast in the last 600 meters, so I was behind her. “I still had some energy at the end. It was incredible to be the first. I’ve never run in such a big stadium. It’s only breakfast, but it’s pretty full. It’s great,” added Debrunner.

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Defending champion Fleur Jong also broke records in the T64 women’s long jump, bettering her T62 Paralympic record three times in six jumps. The Netherlands also won the silver medal, thanks to Marlene van Gansewinkel. Jong revealed he was looking forward to ringing the Notre Dame bell as a Paralympic champion. “It’s incredible. I saw the bell (commanded by the gold medalists) at the Olympics and I secretly dream of having the opportunity to ring that bell. And today was the day I was able to do it,” Jong said. China’s Zhao Yuping broke her own world record to win the F13 women’s javelin, adding a first Paralympic title to her four world crowns. Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby won gold in an eventful final in the men’s 5000m T13, giving Spain its first para-athletics gold at Paris 2024.The French crowd were thrilled when Antonie Praud won the host country’s first para-athletics medal by finishing with bronze in the men’s 1500m T46 – with gold taken by neutral athlete Aleksandr Iaremchuk.“I could hear the crowd and I knew I was going to give it my all. “Everything happened pretty much the way I wanted it to, it’s just crazy,

” Proud said. “I had already seen how it was at the Stade de France at the Olympics and when I entered the track, there was an incredible noise. I had all the positive energy from the crowd, which helped me more than anything, especially in the last meters.All the medalists from the morning session of day two in Paris 2024 can be found below.F13 Women’s Javelin FinalGold: Zhao Yuping (China)Silver: Anna Kulinich-Sorokina (NPA)Bronze: Natalija Eder (Austria)Men’s F12 Shooting FinalGold: Elbek Sultonov (Uzbekistan)Silver: Volodymyr Ponomarenko (Ukraine)Bronze: Roman Danyliuk (Ukraine)F57 Women’s Discus FinalGold: Nassima Saifi (Algeria)Silver: Xu Mian (China)Bronze: Mokhigul Khamdamova (Uzbekistan) 5000m T13 Men’s FinalGold: Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby (Spain)Silver: Aleksandr Kostin (NPA)Bronze: Anton Kuliatin (NPA)T54 Women’s 5000m FinalGold: Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland)Silver: Susannah Scaroni (USA)Bronze: Madison de Rozario (Australia)1500m T46 Men’s FinalGold: Aleksandr Iaremchuk (NPA)Silver: Michael Roeger (Australia)Bronze: Antonie Proud (France)T64 Women’s Long Jump FinalGold: Fleur Jong (Netherlands) Silver: Marlene van Gansewinkel (Netherlands)Bronze: B Hatz (USA).