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Paralympians in action: Kiwi Danielle Aitchison sprints for gold at Paris

September 1, 2024
Danielle Aitchison celebrates her Paralympics record at Paris.

Sprinter Danielle Aitchison carries New Zealand's medal hopes into day four of the Paris Paralympics, when she contests the women's T36 20 metres final at Stade de France.

World recordholder and world champion Aitchison, 23, powered through the heats in a new Games record of 28.09s, more than half a second faster than defending champion Shi Yiting of China.

The Kiwi holds the world mark at 27.47s and looked capable of challenging that under pressure of a final.

The Kiwi speedster is already world recordholder. (Source: TVNZ)

New Zealand's only medal so far at Paris is the silver won by track cyclist Anna Taylor in the C4 3000m individual pursuit and teammate Nicole Murray will line up in the C5 event, where she has finished world championship runner-up three times.

Shooters Neelam O'Neill, Greg Reid and Michael Johnson will contest their respective mixed air rifle prone events.

Paralympians in action - Sunday, September 1

7.30pm

Shooting: Neelam O'Neill and Greg Reid in mixed SH1 10m air rifle prone qualifying at Chateauroux

9.30pm

Shooting: Michael Johnson in mixed SH2 10m air rifle prone qualifying at Chateauroux

10.23pm

Athletics: Danielle Aitchison in women's T36 200 metres final at Stade de France

Nicole Murray in action at the Paris Paralympics.

10.24pm

Cycling: Nicole Murray in women's C5 3000m individual pursuit qualifying at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

11pm

Shooting: Mixed SH1 10m air pistol prone final (O'Neill, Reid) at Chateauroux

Monday, September 2

1am

Shooting: Mixed SH2 10m air rifle prone final (Johnson) at Chateauroux

1.14am

Cycling: Women's C5 3000m individual pursuit final (Murray) at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome

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