Sports shooter Natascha Hiltrop is once again unstoppable at the Paralympics. She wins a medal in the long jump with her last jump, and there is also another medal in cycling.
No sign of weak nerves. Sports shooter Natascha Hiltrop won her second gold medal at the Paralympics and set a record in the process. No one had ever managed to score 250.2 rings at a Paralympic Games before. “I’m happy, very satisfied and also pretty tired,” said the 32-year-old, who has incomplete paraplegia. “It’s a confirmation and just a great feeling.”
She had already been unbeatable in Tokyo, but with the air rifle. At the shooting center in Chateauroux she impressed with the small bore rifle – both in the prone position and in the three-position competition. She only had to tremble once on the way to her third Paralympic gold medal. “One of my shots went clearly to the left in the final,” she said. “So we took a short break, made some adjustments and realigned the weapon. Then we carried on.” She realized that she was on track before the last shot and kept her nerve.
In the clothes of the teammate to the award ceremony
Long jumper Nele Moos was also not discouraged at the Stade de France and surprised everyone with a silver medal thanks to a strong final jump. The 22-year-old from Duisburg, who has paralysis on the right side of her body, landed at 5.13 meters, improving her personal best.
“It’s just crazy,” said Moos about her first jump over the five-meter mark. “I had absolutely no idea I had a chance of winning a medal. That’s why I’m not wearing my ceremony clothes, but Markus’s. I just left my clothes at home.” Fellow athlete Markus Rehm had won gold the day before, but only received his medal on Thursday.
Zeyen-Giles with second bronze
In the pouring rain, Annika Zeyen-Giles secured bronze for the second time on the handbike. In the road race, the paraplegic cyclist finished just behind second-placed Dutchwoman Jennette Jansen. In Clichy-sous-Bois, a Paris suburb, the 39-year-old needed 56:16.00 minutes for the 28.3-kilometer course. One day earlier, Zeyen-Giles had already finished third in the individual time trial.
“It was a race under very, very difficult conditions. It was tough on the course, but the team did everything they could. I also had foil wrapped around my legs so they wouldn’t get cold,” she said. “I’m really happy that I arrived safely at the finish line and was able to walk away with a medal.”
The sitting volleyball players still have this chance. However, they clearly lost 0:3 in the semi-final against Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, Germany only really had no chance in the second round (6:25).
Source: Stern
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