It’s time to hit the road on Day 7 of the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games, when the Para Cycling Individual Road Time Trial heads up a packed day of action on the 9Network and 9Now. 

Having already secured gold medals in Para Triathlon and Track Cycling respectively, Lauren Parker and Emily Petricola will head up the Aussie attack on the Individual Road Race. Seven Aussies will compete, including the flying mullet of Alistair Donohue, plus Darren Hicks, who is out to defend his Tokyo 2020 C2 gold medal.

Bringing plenty of flair with his brightly coloured hair is Taymon Kenton-Smith when the Men’s Individual Recurve kicks off in the Para Archery. 

It’s personality plus in the pool, with the two Patterson’s, Scooter and Lucky, mixed with the infectious energy of Alexa Leary. 

Scooter is chasing his maiden Paralympic gold medal in the 50m breaststroke SB2, while Alexa Leary and Lakeisha “Lucky” Patterson feature in the Women’s 100m Freestyle S9, rounding out a night where Aussies feature in eight separate Para Swimming events.

In the Para Athletics schedule, Sarah Clifton-Bligh and Rosemary Little will take on the final of the Women’s Shot Put F32.

Watch the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Live on a curated channel across Channel 9HD and 9GemHD, with every moment streamed on 9Now, where you can also stay up to date with Daily Highlights, Daily Top 10 Moments, and curated highlights for Team Australia, Para Swimming and Para Athletics.

DAY 7 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS CHANNEL 9HD, 9GEMHD AND 9NOW

TIME (AEST)	EVENT
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4
4.00PM	PARA CYCLING – ROAD: TIME TRIAL Alana Forster, Emily Petricola, Meg Lemon, Darren Hicks, Amanda Reid, Lauren Parker, Alastair Donohue
5.00PM	PARA ARCHERY Taymon Kenton-Smith
5.30PM	PARA SWIMMING (HEATS) Jenna Jones (Women’s 100m Freestyle S12), Ricky Betar (Men’s 200m Ind. Medley SM14), Paige Leonhardt (Women’s 200m Ind Medley SM14), Callum Simpson (Men’s 400m Freestyle S8), Ella Jones (Women’s 400m Freestyle S8), Scooter Patterson (Men’s 50m Breastroke SB2) Chloe Osborn, Holly Warn (Women’s 100m Freestyle S7) Alexa Leary, Lucky Patterson, Emily Beecroft (Women’s 100m Freestyle)
6.00PM	PARA ATHLETICS Mali Lovell, Abby Craswell (Women’s 100m T36 Round 1)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5
1.30AM	PARA SWIMMING (FINALS)
3.00AM	PARA ATHLETICS Rosemary Little, Sarah Clifton-Bligh (Women’s Shot Put F32 Final)

*Schedules subject to change

Day 7 Athlete in Focus: Alana Forster, Para Cycling-Road (Women’s C5 Individual Time Trial)

Alana Forster was driving to a cycling event when she was T-boned by another car. The Victorian was airlifted to hospital where she spent a week in the Intensive Care Unit, her injuries included a broken pelvis, femur, patella, ulna bones and several ribs. Before her crash, Alana had been a keen domestic and continental rider, juggling her cycling with her career as a medical doctor. A Ballarat local, Forster endured several surgeries and months in rehabilitation motivated by the goal of getting back on her bike. In 2023 she won gold at the UCI World Championships. She makes her Paralympic Games debut at Paris 2024.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024