After two of three disciplines, Max Gelhaar is in the lead. Then a Spaniard turns up the heat. The water levels in the Seine were back to normal after discussions. And there are medals in badminton too.
Triathlete Max Gelhaar won the silver medal at the Paralympics, and shortly afterwards Thomas Wandschneider followed suit with bronze in badminton. The 26-year-old Gelhaar, who has spastic paralysis on one side of his body, crossed the finish line in Paris on the time-honored Pont Alexandre III bridge in second place behind the Spaniard Daniel Molina in 1:08:43 hours.
He was already in the leading group after the swim in the Seine. After the 20-kilometer bike course, the German triathlete took the lead before the Spaniard Molina came closer on the running lap and quickly overtook Gelhaar. The Dutchman Nico van der Burgt came third.
The race was postponed by one day on Sunday morning because the water levels of the Seine had not yet provided sufficient results. The German flag bearer and gold favorite Martin Schulz will start at 12.20 p.m.
First Paralympics medal for a German badminton player
The 60-year-old veteran Wandschneider made his dream of a medal come true with a 2-0 win in sets against the South Korean Jaegun Jeong. After a close first set (26:24), the second set in the Arena Porte de la Chapelle was a clear 21:11 win.
“With the wind at our backs in the second set, it was more or less a no-brainer,” said national coach Christopher Skrzeba. “We know Thomas, he always bites.” It is the first Paralympics medal for a German athlete in badminton.
Source: Stern
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