Canada’s Katie Cosgriff wins first bronze medal: Katie Cosgriffe of Canada will take home hardware from her first Paralympics. Tuesday in Paris La Défense Arena, the 18-year-old Burlington, Ont., woman won bronze in the S10 100-meter butterfly. Cosgriffe led the race early, but she was caught and passed by halfway, finishing third. Despite attempts from two Australians, the Canadian held on to win the bronze medal.
“I’m happy with the race today, but not the time,” Cosgriffe told CBC Sports’ Benoit Huot. My vocabulary is limited. British swimmers Faye Rogers (1:05.84) and Callie-Ann Warrington (1:06.41) won gold and silver, respectively.
| British Swimmers | Times |
| Faye Rogers | 1:05.84 (Gold) |
| Callie-Ann Warrington | 1:06.41 (Silver) |
At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Burlington’s Katie Cosgriffe clinched bronze in the women’s 100-meter butterfly S10 swimming event. In Paris, Cosgrifle, a sufferer of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease will participate in 100m backstroke and 200m as an individual medley.
That exciting Para swimming talent signed in April 2023 has quickly grown up to the adolescent level. At the age of fourteen years, I World Para swimming championships in England, had an experience of five categories but was not able to clinch a position. Katie’s father, Jamie Cosgriffe, and aunt, Kathleen Gundy, cheered in Paris. “Usually I’m not at a loss for words,” Jamie said to Huot after the race. Right now, I am.
She won her first major international medal swiftly. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games’ women’s 100m butterfly S10 final bronze medalist, Burlington, Ont.’s Katie Cosgriffe, reacts.
Canadian Alexander Elliot placed eighth in the men’s S10 100m butterfly, Sebastian Massabie sixth in the men’s S4 200m freestyle, and Mary Jibb fifth in the women’s S9 100m backstroke.
Paralympic rookie Massabie was fourth-fastest in qualifying at 19. He finished fifth in Friday’s 100m free final. Canada has won six of its 13 Paris Paralympic medals in the pool. Nicholas Bennett won Canada’s first gold medal of these Games in the SB14 100m breaststroke after winning silver in the 200m freestyle, and Aurélie Rivard won silver in the S10 100m free and bronze in the 50m free. Women’s 200m individual medley silver medalist Tess Routliffe.
Sprinter Borgella injured
Canada’s Bianca Borgella nearly collapsed in her first Paralympic final sprint. Borgella, 21, of Ottawa, pulled up and fell 40 meters into her women’s T13 100m final at the Stade de France on Tuesday. The Canadian, who won bronze in the 2023 world championships for visually impaired athletes, gripped her left hamstring before falling onto the track.
She got up and finished, but was wheeled off the field. Devin Heroux of CBC Sports reported that team doctors were evaluating Borgella at the stadium. Up ahead, Azerbaijan’s Lamiya Valiyeva won gold in 11.76 seconds, breaking the world record, while Brazil’s Rayane Soares da Silva took silver in 11.78 seconds. Ireland’s Orla Comerford won bronze at 11.94 seconds.
Canadian sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou just missed her second Paralympic medal. In the women’s T64 200-meter final, the 24-year-old Toronto native finished fourth in 27.30 seconds.
Kimberly Alkemade of the Netherlands won gold in a Paralympic record 25.42 seconds, Marlene van Gansewinkel of the Netherlands took silver in 26.14 seconds, and Irmgard Bensusan of Germany took bronze in 26.77 seconds. Papaconstantinou earned 100m bronze in Tokyo and 200m and 100m world-championship bronzes in Paris last summer.
Paralympic debutant Sheriauna Haase of Toronto placed fourth in the women’s T47 100m. The 17-year-old ran 12.53 seconds in her maiden Paralympic final. Kiara Rodriguez of Ecuador won gold at 12.04 seconds, Brittni Mason of the US took silver (12.10), and Anna Grimaldi of New Zealand took bronze (12.20).
Markham, Ont.’s Zachary Gingras placed sixth in the men’s T38 400 meters in 50.63 seconds, a season-best. The 23-year-old won bronze in his Tokyo 2020 Paralympic debut. US world record holder Jaydin Blackwell won gold in 48.49 seconds, followed by Ryan Medrano in silver (49.74) and Juan Alejandro Campas Sanchez in bronze (49.92). Gingras told Heroux he ran the best race he could. “They just ran faster.”
Anderson leads Canada to wheelchair basketball semis
In a historic 79-67 win over the Netherlands, wheelchair basketball icon Pat Anderson led Canada’s men’s team into the quarterfinals. The three-time Paralympic champion scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in 40 minutes at Bercy Arena.
“I wasn’t really expecting to play 40 minutes that game, so my head was spinning a little bit towards the end,” he remarked. I just spoke to my family, and they’re excited. This is a semi. After a five-year layoff, I returned in 2017 with the intention of reaching the medal rounds with this group. Seven years is a long time to get there.
This is a huge hurdle that we have cleared, and it’s very exciting. With 16 and 10 points, Nikola Goncin and Tyler Miller also scored double figures. Eight Canadians scored six or more. Canada will play the U.S. on Thursday in the semifinals. Canada hasn’t won a Paralympic since 2012’s London Games. After beating the Germans on Monday, they finished second in their preliminary group with 2-1. Anderson carried Canada’s flag at the opening ceremony.
Canada’s women’s goalball team loses quarterfinal
The Canadian women’s goalball team lost 5-1 to Israel at South Paris Arena, ending their Paris medal chances. Canada’s two-time world champion Amy Burk scored, but Israeli co-flag-bearer Lihi Ben David scored four goals.
It’s not finished. “It hurts,” remarked a Canadian woman. We fought hard for three years to get here and prove we can podium with the best. “Today was clearly not our day.”
Canada beat France 10-0 to start the tournament, but lost 2-1 to Japan and drew South Korea. A mystery opponent will face them in a fifth-place playoff on Wednesday.
We may let this hurt over not achieving the outcome we came here for, but we still have a job to do: come out tomorrow and approach that game like the gold-medal game “Mahon said.
