FOG BLOG PARALYMPICS LOG: ZACHARY GINGRAS WINS BRONZE FOR CANADA!
Canada with 13 medals after Zachary Gingras takes bronze on Day 7 of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.....Sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou fifth in 200m...OVERALL MEDAL TOTAL
Gold: 1 Silver: 7 Bronze: 5 Total: 13
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TOKYO, Aug. 31, 2021 /CNW/ - A bronze medal courtesy of runner Zachary Gingras (Markham, ON) on Tuesday has brought Canada's medal total to 13 following the seventh day of competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Canada was in competition in four sports on the day, with many personal bests achieved along the way.......Zachary Gingras (Markham, ON) won his first Paralympic medal, a bronze in the men's T38 400m final. The 20-year-old, who improves upon an eighth-place finish at this event in the 2019 world championships, just held off a late charge by Ali Al-Rikabi from Iraq to earn the podium spot in a new personal best time of 50.85.
"It means so much. It's been a tough 18 months for everyone so to come out here and perform the way I did is nice to show that all my hard work paid off," said Gingras. "I just tried to run it like my heats. I went in relaxed and tried not to let the moment get to me too much. I got out fast and kept that same pace."
Marissa Papaconstantinou (Toronto, ON) raced a strong final in the women's T64 200m, but couldn't hold on for a medal position ending in fifth. She hit new two new personal bests on the day, first in the heats before bettering it again in the final for a time of 27.08. This marks an improvement from Rio 2016, where she debuted as a 16-year-old and was disqualified in the 200m for stepping on the line.
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