Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:26am on 30 Aug 2024,Friday Sports
Great Britain's swimming team secured first two gold medals at the Paralympics in Paris, with Poppy Maskill and Tully Kearney emerging victorious. Maskill set a new world record in the women's S14 100m butterfly with a time of 1:03 minutes, breaking the previous record by 0.33 seconds. This marked ParalympicsGB's first gold medal at the Paris Games. Additionally, the team won three silver medals, including one in swimming and two in velodrome events, as well as a bronze medal in table tennis, showcasing a strong start to the competition.