Pregnant archer Grinham wins Paralympic gold: Graham, who is seven months pregnant, has won two medals in Paris. On Saturday, she beat teammate Phoebe Paterson Pine to win bronze in the women’s individual compound event. Between the first and second ends, the scores were tied at 77-77. The GB pair was ahead by one point, 39-38.
Hadi Nori of Iran made a couple of 8s that gave Great Britain a two-point lead (115–113) going into the last end. They replied with a perfect score of 40 to win the title. In the end, all I wanted to do was jump up and down, cry, scream, and shout,” Grinham, 31, told BBC Wales. John Stubbs and I won silver in the compound team event in 2016.”
But since I was very pregnant, the smartest thing for me to do was to crouch down and take a moment. Then I could hug and do other things. It was like getting your favorite toy at Christmas as a child. The feeling was like a wave.
Since being chosen for Paris, the Welsh archer, who already has a young son named Christian, has wanted to send a strong message to women. Her presence at the Games has garnered attention from media outlets around the world.
But things haven’t been easy. Last week, she had an emergency and had to go to a hospital in Paris for a check-up before she was free to participate.
Together with 33-year-old Macqueen from Scotland, who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident when he was 18, they came in second place in Thursday’s qualification round, beating India. This gave them a bye into the quarterfinals.
In the last eight, they beat Australia 150–141, and in the last four, they beat Italy 156–149 to make it to the final.
Grinham said the goal was to prove nothing is impossible and to go for it. Thank goodness I have a great teammate. No matter how I shoot, I know he’ll be there to support me, and we smash it together. We’re a great team, and we’re going to bring back the prize we worked so hard for.
