2004 Paralympics - Athens Sep. 17 - 28

[BOREALIS]

Friday 24 September - Daily Summary: 7 -

Day seven of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games


On day 7 of the Paralympic Games a total of 15 Sports take place, with Finals being held for the 6 of them.

At 09:00, the Women’s Javelin Finals commence at the Olympic Stadium followed by the Women’s Discus Throw at 10:00 while at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre the Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test takes place.

Also in Athletics the following Finals are being held: Men’s Shot Put, Men’s Discus Throw, 200m Men / Women, 400m Men / Women, Men’s Triple Jump, Men’s 800m, Men’s 5000m, Women’s 1500m and the Men’s 4x400 Relay.

Two Finals take place in Powerlifting for the Men’s 67 Kg and the Women’s 67.5 Kg categories.

At the Olympic Aquatic Centre, at 17:00, the following Swimming Finals will take place: Men’s 50m, 100m and 400m Freestyle, Men’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 100m and 400m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Breaststroke, Men’s 4x50m Relay and the Men’s and Women’s 200m IM.

The day’s schedule also includes the Men’s Individual Road Race in Cycling Road and the Gold Medal match for the Mixed Singles in Wheelchair Tennis.


News

Goalball: Scandinavians vs North Americans in the semifinals
Wheelchair Tennis: NORFOLK (GBR) became the first Paralympian in Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Rugby: Canada and New Zealand to meet in final
Athletics: PETITCLERC (CAN) wins third gold medal on the track
Swimming: Thrilling 'finales' : the rule at the pool on Day 6
Table Tennis: China's first defeat
Volleyball Sitting: USA survive in Women; Men's final preliminaries table as expected
Boccia: POLYCHRONIDIS (GRE) upsets MACEDO (POR) in Class C3
Archery: MEN: W2 and ST semi-finalists determined
Powerlifting: FU (CHN) and AHMED (EGY) set new World and Paralympic records

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