Greco wins first gold of Games
British cyclist Sarah Storey added to her glorious golden history as wheelchair rugby powerhouse Australia suffered a shock defeat on day one of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday.
Paige Greco, an Australian cyclist, had the honour of winning the first gold of the Games.
World and Paralympic records tumbled in the swimming pool and on the cycling track on a pulsating first day of competition that saw 24 gold medals awarded.
Greco was in record-breaking form as she beat China’s Wang Xiaomei in the gold medal race in C1-C3 class 3,000 metre individual pursuit at the Izu Velodrome.
Storey moved a step closer to becoming Britain’s greatest Paralympian, shattering her own world record in the heats before powering to victory in the C5 3,000 metres individual pursuit final for her 15th Paralympic gold.
Storey is just one medal behind the British record held by Mike Kenny, who won 16 swimming golds from 1976 to 1988.
