2004 Paralympics - Athens Sep. 17 - 28

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Tuesday 21 September - Daily Summary: 4

Day four of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games

During the fourth day of the Paralympic games, 15 sports took place in the all the Sports Complexes.

In Athletics, 21 finals were held and world records were broken 14 times, some of them twice or thrice! In Men’s F54 Javelin category, the Mexican Luis ZEPEDA completed his efforts with a world record (26.89m), which granted him gold metal. In Men's 1,500m - T13 all three medallists had broken the old world record, but it was Tunisia’s Maher BOUALLEGUE who won gold.

During the fourth day of the Cycling Track competition, five world records were broken in five different categories of Women's LC 1-4 & CP 3-4 1 Km Time Trial, and all three medals went to Chinese athletes. ZHOU Ju Fang (CHN) LC1 was the Paralympic champion setting the best time 1:15.491 a new world record. Australian Keiran MODRA won his second Paralympic gold the Paralympic Games, in the Men’s Tandem Sprint category (B1-3).

In Shooting, Jonas JACOBSSON (SWE) broke twice the world and Paralympic record in the Men’s Rifle 3X40 SH1, to win his 11th Paralympic gold medal.

At the Individual Competition in Equestrian Dressage, two gold metals were awarded to Great Britain: Lee PEARSON was first in category I and Deborah CRIDDLE in category III.

In Powerlifting, women competed on the 48, 52 and 56kgs category. In the 48kg category, Jian Xin BIAN (CHN) broke a total of eight world and Paralympic records, while in 56kg Fatma OMAR (EGY) broke a total of six world and Paralympic records. The Men 52kg category competition also took place.

A total of 19 Gold medals were handed out in Men's and Women's events of Swimming. The events included the 100m and 200m Freestyle, the 100m Butterfly, the 100m Breaststroke as well as the 100m Backstroke.

In Table Tennis, metals were awarded in 17 Men and Women categories.
Also, in Wheelchair Fencing, the finals for the Women’s foil and Men’s foil took place.

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