Para athlete wins second gold at Paris 2024 in men’s 100m T36 final while Curtis McGrath dedicates third straight kayak win to new-born son
Australia’s James Turner stretches to claim a gold medal and equal a 100m world record at Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.Australia’s James Turner stretches to claim a gold medal and equal a 100m world record at Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.James Turner is now a double gold medallist after bursting out of the blocks at the Stade de France to equal the Paralympic record with a time of 11.
But McGrath’s build-up to the Paralympic Games in Paris was hit with a major disruption in July when wife Rachel gave birth to their first child. Their son Monty required open heart surgery on the day he was born and McGrath had to make the agonising decision to leave his wife and newborn son in Australia as he went in pursuit of a third gold.“That was one of the hardest goodbyes I’ve ever had to do, to come over here for this prep and then into the Games,” McGrath said.
“They’re the ones who carried my stretcher, putting the tourniquets on and literally saving my life,” McGrath said. “They’re all there and were part of my journey, recovery and in the traumatic moment of that blast they were with me, and they’re still here supporting me. I think there were a few sore heads this morning.”Australia’s Curtis McGrath celebrates victory in the men’s kayak single 200m KL2 to claim a third gold medal during the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
“She sent me her usual letter . She said that I’ve done all the work, the track will suit me and she said she knows I can do it.”McGrath’s success was followed by a silver for Dylan Littlehales in the 200m kayak and a bronze for Susain Seipel in the 200m va’a . The result was particularly gratifying for Littlehales, who narrowly missed the podium in Tokyo but surged home to medal in a 12-month period where both his parents have been diagnosed with different types of cancer.
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