Paralympics - Woods secures Great Britain's 100th medal

Eurosport - Tue, 16 Sep 15:03:00 2008

Wheelchair racer Shelly Woods won Great Britain's 100th medal of the Paralympic Games with silver in the women's T54 1500 metres in Beijing.

OLYMPIC GAMES Medals for Paralympic Games of 2008 - 0

The 22-year-old has endured a trying Games after she was forced to return a silver medal following a crash on the penultimate lap of the 5,000m final.

The International Paralympic Committee ordered a re-run and Woods responded from the disappointment by claiming bronze four days later at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

The 2007 London marathon champion won her second medal of the Games in the 1500m, finishing in three minutes 40.99 seconds as Chantal Petitclerc claimed gold in 3:39.88.

It was the Canadian's fifth title of the Games after victories in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m.

Meanwhile, Britain's wheelchair rugby team finished fourth after a 47-41 loss to Canada at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium.

Britain's Troye Collins was the leading scorer with 16 goals but could not prevent his side from falling to defeat.

Sporting Life / Eurosport

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  1. where is the medals table for the paralympics????????????????????

    From pfrisch@..., on Mon 22 Sep 1:54PM

  2. why has there been no medal table to be seen of the paralympics.the press coverage of the games have been a sham.i have just heard via my tv news that we have come second but still but dont have a clue how many medals we have

    From Tony M, on Wed 17 Sep 8:09PM
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