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As the 2024 Paralympics are set to close on Sunday, Canadian athletes were busy finding their way to numerous podium finishes on Saturday.
GOLD FOR CANADA! 🇨🇦
— Canadian Paralympic Team (@CDNParalympics) September 7, 2024
Austin Smeenk takes the top spot in the men’s 800m T34, winning his second medal at Paris 2024! Canada now has 24 medals and counting! 🏅#GreatnessMovesUs #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/qNkh9KXe2h
The day saw Austin Smeenk win his first career Paralympic gold medal in the men’s 800m-T34 event.
“It’s a good day for me, a good day for Canada, a good day for our program,” said Smeenk.
“There was a lot that went into this, and a lot of people that contributed, so everybody here is celebrating. It’s a single-person sport, but there’s a massive team behind me that has contributed to this.”
Also finding the top of the podium on Saturday was Danielle Dorris, in the women's 50m butterfly S7 competition.
DEFENDING GOLD! 🇨🇦🥇
— Canadian Paralympic Team (@CDNParalympics) September 7, 2024
Danielle Dorris is once again the Paralympic champion in the women’s 50m butterfly S7 at #Paris2024! After making her Paralympic debut at 13, she’s defended her title with pure commitment and excellence.
Canada’s 10th gold and 28th medal overall 🇨🇦🥇🥈🥉… pic.twitter.com/CChHt6cdcz
The New Brunswick native successfully defended her championship title for her third career Paralympic medal.
The Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team had a historic day as the program won its first-ever Paralympic medal.
Photo Credit: Canadian Paralympic Committee/Dave Holland
The team took on Brazil in the bronze medal game, a rematch of the 2020 Paralympics that saw Brazil win and force the Canadians to settle for fourth place.
But this time was different, as Canada went on to win in straight sets to secure the bronze medal.
At her second Paralympic Games in Paris, Brianna Hennessy has won a silver medal, Canada’s first-ever in Para Canoe, in the Women’s va’a single 200m VL2 final. 🇨🇦 🛶🥈 https://t.co/kB1SK8PQRa#CanadianParalympicTeam #GreatnessMovesUs
— Canadian Paralympic Team (@CDNParalympics) September 7, 2024
Brianna Hennessy earned Canada’s first-ever medal in para canoe after she finished in second place in the women’s va’a single 200m VL2 final.
Canada’s second silver medal of the day came courtesy of Nate Riech in the men’s 1500m-T38 event, finishing just behind Amen Allah Tissaoui of Tunisia.
Para-athlétisme 👟 : Nate Riech 🇨🇦 termine 2e et obtient l’argent au 1500 m T38! 🥈@NateGraywolf @athleticscanada #Paris2024 #rcsports #paraathletisme #jeuxparalympiques pic.twitter.com/cmtTp8adsf
— Radio-Canada Sports (@RC_Sports) September 7, 2024
“It sucks, but at the end of the day those guys were great to me when I won, and I have nothing but respect for Amen,” said Riech.
“He was the best guy out there, no doubt about it and I’m just proud.”
Shelby Newkirk earned her first career medal with a third-place finish in the women’s 100m backstroke S6 event.
Paranatation 🏊 : Voici la cérémonie de remise de médailles de la nageuse Shelby Newkirk. 🥉Il s’agit de la première médaille paralympique de la vétérane de 28 ans. 👏 #Paris2024 #rcsports #paralympiques #Paranatation #paraswimming #natation #swimming pic.twitter.com/Cg160MrY8K
— Radio-Canada Sports (@RC_Sports) September 7, 2024
“I really just gave everything I could,” said Newkirk.
“I was very excited as soon as I realized I got bronze. It’s been a goal for so long. It was a goal in Tokyo, I came in fourth, I came in fourth earlier this week. To finally be able to break onto the podium was such an amazing feeling.”
The Paralympics wrap up on Sunday with several events taking place, including Canada looking for its first women’s wheelchair basketball medal in 20 years.
Canada is set to take on China in the bronze medal game at 4:30 am EST.
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