FOG BLOG PARALYMPIC GAMES LOG: CANADA UPS THE MEDAL COUNT TO 18!

Paralympic wake-up call: Canada's medal count grows as Rivard, Lakatos find podium again...Here's what you may have missed on Day 9 of the Tokyo Paralympic Games....Make it 18 Paralympic medals for Canada.

With a powerful performance in the pool once again, Aurélie Rivard of Canada swam to her 10th career Paralympic medal on Thursday. The athlete earned silver in a spectacular display of athleticism for her fifth medal captured at the Tokyo Games alone.

The 25-year-old was in fifth place at the halfway point of the women's S10 100-metre backstroke final. Without hesitation, Rivard turned on the jets and flew through the water into second place.

Then Brent Lakatos, 41, earned his fourth silver in Tokyo while competing in the men's T53 800-metre final. As the rain teemed down, he claimed the 11th Paralympic medal of his illustrious career.

As before in these Games, it came down to a battle between the Dorval, Que., wheelchair racer and Thailand's Pongsakorn Paeyo. The pair traded leads on the tough conditions of the wet track before Thailand's racer came out on top.

Both Canadian athletes have one more event each in Tokyo.,,,,,1st Canadian badminton player at Paralympics

When Olivia Meier of Winnipeg emerged on the Tokyo court, she became the first-ever Canadian to compete in Para badminton at the Paralympic Games.

The sport is being played at the Paralympics for the first time. The 22-year-old dropped her opening match in the women's SL4 category to Thailand's Chanida Srinavakul, as well as her next one to Norway's Helle Sofie Sagoey, who is seeded third at the Paralympics.

The Canadian will continue her group play tomorrow, looking to take down an Australian opponent for her first match win.