Fresh off a fourth placing in the long jump this morning, Kiwi Will Stedman is back in action over 400 metres at the Paris Paralympics overnight.
Stedman, 24, finished just two centimetres off the podium in his first appearance at Stade de France, after taking silver at Tokyo 2020 and this year's world championships at Kobe.
The one-lap distance may be his best chance of a medal this time round, after he ran down Aussie world record holder James Turner for the world crown in May.
Defending Paralympics champion Turner will be in the field for the T36 final, but he will provide an ideal pacesetter, starting two lanes outside the Kiwi.
The Kiwi athlete finishes just 2cm outside the medals at Paris. (Source: TVNZ)
NZ flagbearer Anna Grimaldi is also a medal chance over T47 100 metres, as she tunes up for her preferred long jump event.
Three Kiwis will take to the pool, with Jesse Reynolds contesting S9 100m backstroke, Cameron Leslie taking on the S4 200m freestyle and Lili-Fox Mason competing in S10 100m butterfly.
Paralympians in action – Tuesday, September 3
7.38pm
Swimming: Jesse Reynolds in men’s S9 100m backstroke heats at La Defense Arena
7.55pm
Swimming: Cameron Leslie in men’s S4 200m freestyle heats at La Defense Arena
8.36pm
Athletics: Anna Steven in women’s T64 200m heats at Stade de France
9.33pm
Swimming: Lili-Fox Mason in women’s S10 100m butterfly heats at La Defense Arena
10.04pm
Athletics: Will Stedman in men’s T36 400m final at Stade de France
10.52pm
Athletics: Anna Grimaldi in women’s T47 100m heats at Stade de France
Wednesday, September 4
3.37am
Swimming: Men’s S9 100m backstroke final (Reynolds) at La Defense Arena
3.51am
Swimming: Men’s S4 200m freestyle final (Leslie) at La Defense Arena
5.53am
Athletics: Women’s T64 200m final (Steven) at Stade de France
6.23am
Athletics: Women’s T47 100m final (Grimaldi) at Stade de France
6.35am
Swimming: Women’s S10 100m butterfly (Mason) at La Defense Arena
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