Paralympics: Aussie James Turner has taken out the 400m T36 in the Paralympics.
Turner wins 400m T36 GOLD in Paris | 00:51Australian swimmer Alexa Leary broke a world record twice in one day as she won her first individual Paralympic gold medal on day seven of the Paris Paralympics.
Three years ago, Leary fell off her bike in a near-fatal accident that left her with brain damage and several long-term injuries. At the time, she was told she’d never walk or talk again. “I’m just amazed that I did it. I really just wanted to break the world record and I did. Tonight was my show. It was a great one. I was so nervous. I was honestly frightened to go out there. I had to just pull something in me and go, ‘Come on Lex, let’s get it’.
Earlier this week, Leary produced a superb anchor leg to help Australia win gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay 34 points.Elsewhere in the pool, Australia’s Ricky Betar won bronze in the men’s 200m individual medley S14, while Grant Patterson finished third in the men’s 50m breaststroke SB2.
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