Nicholas Bennett swam to Canada's first gold medal of the Paris Paralympic Games.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter recaps the key Canadian results from Monday in Paris and looks ahead to the top medal contenders on Day 6.After collecting eight medals over the first four days of competition without reaching the top of the podium, Canada finally struck gold today in Paris. Swimmer Nicholas Bennett, who has autism, won the men's 100m breaststroke SB14 for his second medal of the Games.
Canada came close to adding two more triathlon medals today, but Kamylle Frenette placed fourth in the women's PTS5 for the second straight Paralympics while top contender Stefan Daniel finished 10th in the men's PTS5. Daniel, a two-time Paralympic medallist, was leading his race when he crashed his bike into a barricade,
* The Canadian wheelchair rugby team lost to France 53-50 in the fifth-place playoff game, meaning Canada finishes sixth. Japan defeated the United States to win its first Paralympic title after taking bronze at the past two Games. The U.S. has now taken silver three straight times.
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