Paris 2024: Great Britain, China on top as more record fall on day four

Records Broken and Medals Galore at Paris 2024 Paralympics

The fourth day of the Paris 2024 Paralympics saw thrilling performances and record-breaking swims at the Paris La Defense Arena on Sunday, 1 September.

Ukraine’s Mykhailo Serbin stole the show by setting a new world record in the men’s 100m backstroke S11 final. Serbin, who is both the reigning Paralympic and Manchester 2023 World champion, finished with a time of 1:05.84, surpassing his own record.

Great Britain continued its dominance in the pool, winning four gold medals on the day. Maisie Summers-Newton, who won gold in the women’s 200m medley SM6 the previous day, set a Paralympic record in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB6 final. “I felt less pressure and really enjoyed this race,” Summers-Newton said. “To defend both my titles is incredible.”

China also excelled, earning three gold medals including Yang Hong’s win in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB6 with a Paralympic record time of 1:18.34.

France’s Emeline Pierre made her mark by winning her first Paralympic gold in the women’s 100m freestyle S10 final, thrilling the home crowd. However, four-time defending champion Jessica Long missed out on a medal in the women’s 200m individual medley SM8 final, a disappointing result for the American swimmer.

Germany also had a successful evening, capturing two gold medals, while Italy and Switzerland each won one.

Here are the medal results from the day:

• Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB6: Gold – Yang Hong (China), Silver – Nelson Crispin Corzo (Colombia), Bronze – Yevhenii Bohodaiko (Ukraine)
• Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB6: Gold – Maisie Summers-Newton (Great Britain), Silver – Daomin Liu (China), Bronze – Cheuk Yan Ng (Hong Kong)
• Men’s 100m Freestyle S10: Gold – Stefano Raimondi (Italy), Silver – Rowan Crothers (Australia), Bronze – Thomas Gallagher (Australia)
• Women’s 100m Freestyle S10: Gold – Emeline Pierre (France), Silver – Aurelie Rivard (Canada), Bronze – Alessia Scortechini (Italy)
• Men’s 200m Individual Medley SM8: Gold – Haijiao Xu (China), Silver – Guanglong Yang (China), Bronze – Diogo Cancela (Portugal)
• Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM8: Gold – Brock Whiston (Great Britain), Silver – Viktoriia Ishchiulova (NPA), Bronze – Alice Tai (Great Britain)
• Men’s 100m Backstroke S11: Gold – Mykhailo Serbin (Ukraine), Silver – David Kratochvil (Czech Republic), Bronze – Danylo Chufarov (Ukraine)
• Women’s 100m Backstroke S11: Gold – Liwen Cai (China), Silver – Guizhi Li (China), Bronze – Daria Lukianenko (NPA)
• Men’s 150m Individual Medley SM4: Gold – Roman Zhdanov (NPA), Silver – Ami Omer Dadaon (Israel), Bronze – Angel de Jesus Camacho Ramirez (Mexico)
• Women’s 150m Individual Medley SM4: Gold – Tanja Scholz (Germany), Silver – Nataliia Butkova (NPA), Bronze – Lidia Vieira Da Cruz (Brazil)
• Men’s 150m Individual Medley SM3: Gold – Josia Tim Alexander Topf (Germany), Silver – Ahmed Kelly (Australia), Bronze – Grant Patterson (Australia)
• Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB5: Gold – Leo McCrea (Switzerland), Silver – Antoni Ponce Bertran (Spain), Bronze – Danylo Semenykhin (Ukraine)
• Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB5: Gold – Grace Harvey (Great Britain), Silver – Li Zhang (China), Bronze – Anna Hontar (Ukraine)
• Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay S14: Gold – Great Britain, Silver – Australia, Bronze – Brazil

The day was filled with remarkable achievements and emotional victories, adding to the excitement of the Paris Paralympics.