Day 8 Round Up
Both Faye Rogers and Toni Shaw made it past their respective heats to the final races at Paris La Defense Arena. Rogers, who was swimming in the Women’s 400m Freestyle S10 medal race, finished in fifth place. Shaw swam the Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM9 final race and just missed out on third place after a neck in neck final leg saw her finish just 0.24 seconds behind Spain’s Anastasiya Dmytriv Dmytriv.
In para athletics, Melanie Woods qualified for the Women’s 400m T54 medal race and finished in sixth place with a time 55.39. Sammi Kinghorn added yet another medal to her Paralympics 2024 haul after another incredible race saw her finish in second place in the Women’s 400m T53.
ParalympicsGB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, including Scottish players Robyn Love and Jodie Waite, won their Qualifying Classification match against Japan 67-55, meaning they would move onto 5th/6th play off match.
Day 9 Preview
Scottish swimmer Louis Lawlor will take to the pool for his next event, the Men’s 100m Backstroke S14 heats with hopes of qualifying for the final later in the day.
Para athlete Ben Sandilands will face his first event where he will race in the Men’s 1500m T20.
Canoeist Hope Gordon will also face her first event when she competes in the Women’s Va’a Single 200m – VL3 Heats. Shortly after, she will also compete in the Women’s Kayak Single 200m – KL3 Heats.
A huge day lies ahead for Gordon Reid as he and his Doubles partner Alfie Hewett as they will take on Japan in the Men’s Doubles Wheelchair Tennis Gold Medal match.
Day 7 Round Up
Another medal packed day for ParalympicsGB, with two medals earned by Scottish para-athletes.
Jenny Holl, pilot for Sophie Unwin, was the first Scot to secure a medal on Day 7 when they came second in the Women’s B Individual Time Trial race with a time of 39:40.18.
Stephen Clegg gave his all in the highly competitive Men’s S12 100m Freestyle Final, but just missed out on a place on the podium. Clegg also swam the anchor leg of the Mixed 4x100m Freestyle 49 points Relay with ParalympicsGB teammates Scarlett Humphrey, Matthew Redfern and Rebecca Redfern. His effort moved the team to finish in fourth pace. Toni Shaw was also back in action, making it through to the S9 100m freestyle final where she placed eighth.
In the Mixed Team Boccia BC1/BC2 Quarterfinal, Scot Kayleigh Haggo and her ParalympicsGB teammates just missed out on progressing to the semifinals. At the end of the regular rounds, Great Britain and Indonesia had equal points, resulting in a tie break round. Indonesia proved to be the stronger team in the end, scoring 3-0 to qualify for the next round.
Gordon Reid faced Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez in the Men’s Singles Wheelchair Tennis Quarterfinals. The Argentinian was a tough opponent and was ultimately the one to move on to the semifinals. However, Reid wasn’t finished yet, as he joined partner Alfie Hewett in the Men’s Doubles semifinals and cruised past France’s Cattaneo and Houdet to qualify for the gold medal match.
Robyn Love and Jodie Waite returned to the court for their Women’s Wheelchair Basketball quarterfinal match against the USA. It was a close match, with Team USA winning their way into the semifinals with a score of 59-52 and ParalympicsGB would move to the 5-8 Classification game.
After previously winning two silver medals, Sammi Kinghorn finally got the ultimate prize of top of the podium in the Women’s 100m T53 Final race. She finished with a time of 15.64, 0.13 seconds in front of Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner, and setting the Paralympic Record.
Day 8 Preview
Two Scottish swimmers take to the pool, with Faye Rogers returning to compete in the Women’s S10 400m Freestyle heats and Toni Shaw facing the Women’s SM9 200m IM heats. If successful in their respective heats, both swimmers will qualify for the final races later in the day.
The Women’s 400m T54 Heats lay ahead for Scot Melanie Woods. To advance to the final she must be within the top three of her heat or one of the next two fastest competitors. Sammi Kinghorn has a chance of securing another medal to add to her already two silver and one gold heavy haul when she takes on the Women’s 400m – T53 Final.
ParalympicsGB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, including Scottish players Robyn Love and Jodie Waite, will compete in their Qualifying Classification match against Japan to see who will end up in 5th-8th place.
Day 6 Round Up
More medals were added by Scottish athletes on Day 6, with Faye Rogers securing gold in the Women’s 100m Butterfly S10 Final with an impressive time of 1:05.84.
Sammi Kinghorn was also on the medal podium for the second time, collecting silver for coming second in the Women’s Para athletics 1500m T54 final. Melanie Woods also competed in the same race and place eighth overall.
Scottish Boccia player Kayleigh Haggo competed in the Mixed Team BC1/BC2 alongside ParalympicsGB teammates Claire Taggart and David Smith, facing both China and Portugal. A tough match against China saw the GB team beaten 13-1, but they redeemed themselves in their next game, beating Portugal 5-4, meaning they progress to the quarterfinals.
Day 7 Preview
Stephen Clegg and Toni Shaw return to the pool for more individual events, with Clegg facing the Men’s 100m Freestyle S12 race and Shaw, the Women’s 100m Freestyle S9 event. Clegg will also race in the Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay – 49 Points Final.
Kayleigh Haggo is also back in action in the Mixed Team BC1/BC2 Boccia quarterfinal where she and her teammates will take on Indonesia.
In Wheelchair Tennis, Gordon Reid faces Gustavo Fernandez in the quarterfinal round of the Men’s Singles event.
A big game awaits for Robyn Love and Jodie Waite, along with the ParalympicsGB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, as they take on the USA in their quarterfinal match.
Sammi Kinghorn has yet another chance to make it onto the medal podium as she is back on the track to race in the Women’s 100m T53 Final.
Day 5 Round Up
In Para Athletics, Scottish para athletes Sammi Kinghorn and Melanie Woods both made it through the Women’s 1500m T54 heats to qualify for the medal race.
Martin Perry played his next round in the Men’s Singles MS6 Para Table Tennis against USA’s Ian Seidenfield but was beaten 3-0, meaning he misses out on progression to the quarterfinals.
In the Men’s Singles Wheelchair Tennis, Gordon Reid cruised through his third round against Japan’s Takuya Miki.
A heroic effort from Alison Peasgood and guide Brooke Gillies saw them just miss out on a place on the podium in the Women’s Triathlon PTVI.
Scottish archer Nathan Macqueen and partner Jodie Grinham faced the Mixed Team Compound Open Semifinal where they beat Italy 156-149 to progress to the finals. Macqueen and Grinham stayed on top throughout the final round and were crowned gold medal winners.
The biggest challenge lay ahead of Stephen McGuire as he faced Columbia’s Edilson Chica Chica in the Men’s Individual BC4 Boccia gold medal match. However, McGuire finished in style by beating Chica Chica 8-5 and securing the top prize.
Day 6 Preview
Scottish para swimmer Faye Rogers is back in action when she competes in the Women’s S10 100m Butterfly heats, with hopes of progressing to the finals.
Sammi Kinghorn and Melanie Woods will compete in the Women’s 1500m T54 Final race with sights set on making it onto the podium.
Scottish Boccia athlete Kayleigh Haggo will join ParalympicsGB teammates Claire Taggart and David Smith in the Mixed Team Boccia BC1/BC2 Preliminary Round where they will play both China and Portugal.
Day 4 Round Up
It really was Super Sunday for ParalympicsGB, as Great Britain won a record-breaking 12 gold medals across the day.
Faye Rogers took to the pool for the Women’s 100m Freestyle S10 Heats. She placed third in her heat, and eighth overall, meaning she had to compete in the swim off against Columbia’s Maria Paula Barrera Zapata. A competitive race saw Rogers finish 0.06s behind Barrera Zapata, meaning she narrowly missed out on medal race qualification.
In Para athletics, Melanie Woods competed in the Women’s 800m T54 heats and placed third overall with a time of 1:45.81 (a personal best). Woods went on to the final race, ultimately placing sixth with a time of 1:43.85, smashing her previous personal best time she set just hours earlier in her heat. Sammi Kinghorn was also in action, and earned a silver medal for ParalympicsGB in the Women’s 800m T53 race with a time of 1:42.96.
Patrick Wilson competed in the Men’s Individual Boccia BC3 Quarterfinal, however missed out on semifinal qualification against Poland’s Damian Iskrzycki who won 4-1.
In the National Velodrome, Neil Fachie with pilot Matthew Rotherham also added to the ParalympicsGB’s medal count. After racing in the Men’s B 1000m Time Trial Qualifying race and placing fourth overall, earned a place in the final race where he placed second, picking up the silver. A gold medal was added by Scottish cyclist Jenny Holl, pilot for Sophie Unwin in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit. The pair came first in their qualifying race with a world record time of 3:17.643 before beating Ireland’s Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Eve McCrystal in the gold medal race.
Nathan Mcqueen was successful in his Men’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination round, beating Islamic Republic of Iran’s Hadi Nori 140-139, meaning he qualified for the quarter finals. Mcqueen went on to compete against USA’s Matt Stutzman in the quarter finals, but was beaten 143-142.
Gordon Reid flew through the second round of Men’s Singles and Doubles in Wheelchair Tennis, beating Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena in the Singles and Chile’s Alexander Cataldo and Bryan Tapia with partner Alfie Hewett.
ParalympicsGB’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, including Scottish players Robyn Love and Jodie Waite, were beaten by China 62-47 in their third group game.
Day 5 Preview
Martin Perry is back in action in the Men’s Singles MS6 Para Table Tennis Round of 16, competing in against USA’s Ian Seidenfeld.
Para Triathletes Alison Peasgood and her guide Brooke Gillies will compete in their first and only event of the 2024 Paralympic Games, the Women’s PTVI Triathlon.
Stephen McGuire has a big day ahead as he will compete in the Men’s Individual BC4 Boccia Gold Medal match against Columbia’s Edilson Chica Chica.
Day 3 Round Up
There was medal success in the pool on day 3 as a fantastic effort from Stephen Clegg won him gold in the S12 100m Backstroke with a World Record time of 59.02.
ParalympicsGB’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team, including Scottish players Jodie Waite and Robyn Love, missed out on success in their preliminary round when Canada beat the team 63-54.
Stephen McGuire was beaten 4-2 by Canada’s Iulian Ciobanu in the next preliminary round of the Men’s Individual BC4 Boccia. McGuire went on to redeem himself later in the day in the quarterfinals when his impressive performance secured him a 6-1 win against Hong Kong’s Yuk Wing Leung. In the next preliminary round of the Men’s Individual BC3 Boccia, Patrick Wilson stormed past his South African opponent to secured a 9-0 win. Kayleigh Haggo also competed in her quarterfinal in the Women’s Individual BC2 Boccia, but missed out on the win against Indonesia’s Gischa Zayana who beat her 8-2.
Day 4 Preview
Scottish Swimmer Faye Rogers will take to the pool in the Women’s 100m Freestyle heats with hopes of qualifying for the finals later in the day.
In Para Athletics, Melanie Woods will compete in the Women’s 800m T54 Round 1 race with a chance to progress to the finals. Sammi Kinghorn will compete in the Women’s 800m T53 Round 1 race, also with hopes of a place in the finals.
Quarter and semi finals are in the cards for the Scottish athletes competing in Boccia, with Patrick Wilson competing against Poland’s Damian Iskrzycki in the BC3 Quarterfinal and Stephen McGuire against Croatia’s Davor Komar in the BC4 Semifinal.
Neil Fachie is back in action in the National Velodrome, this time competing in the Men’s B 1000m Time Trials Qualifying race for a chance to race in the finals. Jenny Holl is also back in the velodrome, piloting for Sophie Unwin in the Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying race.
Gordon Reid faces the second round of the Men’s Singles Wheelchair Tennis where he will face Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena.
Nathan Macqueen faces the 1/8 Elimination Round of the Para Archery – Men’s Individual Compound Open where he will face Hadi Nori from Islamic Republic of Iran.
ParalympicsGB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team are also back in action, with Scottish players Robyn Love and Jodie Waite included in the team where they will face China.
Day 1 Round Up
Scottish swimmer Toni Shaw competed in her first event of the Games, placing fourth in her S9 400m Freestyle heats meaning she qualified for the medal race. Shaw’s effort saw her place fifth in the final race with a time of 4:48.44.
Robyn Love and Jodie Waite were both part of the ParalympicsGB Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team that won their first round match v Spain. The team won 69-34 against their opponents.
In the Para Table Tennis Men’s Doubles, Martin Perry with partner William Bayley were victorious in their Round of 16 match against Germany, winning 3-0.
Neil Fachie competed in his first race at the National Velodrome. He placed 13th in the Men’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying, missing out on qualification for the medal races.
Patrick Wilson was successful in his preliminary round of the Men’s Individual BC3 Boccia, winning 5-3 against fellow ParalympicsGB contestant William Arnott. Stephen McGuire was also victorious in Boccia, beating Malaysia’s Abdul Rahman Abdul Razzaq 8-0 in the Men’s Individual BC4 Preliminary round. Kayleigh Haggo competed in her Boccia BC2 Preliminary round, narrowly missing out on victory against Korea’s Soyeong Jeong.
In Para Archery Men’s Individual Compound Ranking Round, Nathan Macqueen placed 6th with a score of 696, a season best.
Day 2 Preview
Stephen McGuire is back in action in the Men’s Individual BC4 Boccia, this time taking on Ukraine’s Artem Kolinko in the next preliminary round. In the Women’s Individual BC2 Boccia second preliminary round, Kayleigh Haggo will compete against Portugal’s Ana Correia. Patrick Wilson faces his next preliminary round in the Men’s Individual BC3 Boccia, taking on Australia’s Daniel Michel.
Cyclist Fin Graham will take on his first event, competing in the Men’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying race at the National Velodrome with chances of qualifying for the medal races later in the day. Also in the Velodrome, Scottish cyclist Jenny Holl will pilot Sophie Unwin in the Women’s B 1000m Time Trial Qualifiers.
Martin Perry and William Bayley face their Men’s Doubles Para Table Tennis MD14 Quarterfinals with chances of progressing to the semifinals.
The 2024 Paralympic Games kick off today with 9 Scottish athletes competing in their first events as part of Team GB.
Scottish swimmer Toni Shaw will participate in her first event. Shaw first faces the S9 400m Freestyle heats with hopes of qualifying for the final race later in the day.
Martin Perry will compete in the Men’s Doubles MD14 Table Tennis Round of 16 with partner William Bayley against Germany.
Robyn Love and Jodie Waite are both included in the Paralympics GB Wheelchair Basketball team that face Spain in their Preliminary round.
Neil Fachie, who will compete in his fifth Paralympics Games in Paris, faces the Men’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying in the velodrome, with sights set on qualifying for the medal race.
Team GB’s Boccia athletes will begin their pool matches, with Kayleigh Haggo competing in the BC2 Women’s Individual Pool, Patrick Wilson involved in the BC3 Men’s Individual Pool and Stephen McGuire in the BC4 Men’s Individual Pool.
Nathan Macqueen faces his first event when he competes in the Men’s Individual Compound Open Archery Ranking round.
The summer of sport isn’t over, as this week the 2024 Paralympic Games begin with 21 Scottish athletes competing as part of Paralympics GB in Paris, France.
Nathan Macqueen, a multiple medalilst at European and World level, made his Paralympic debut at Rio 2016. He will compete in both the Men’s Individual and Mixed Team Compound archery events.
T53 1500m World Record holder Sammi Kinghorn MBE is part of Paralympics GB’s Athletics cohort, joined by T20 1500m Para Athletics World Championships gold medalist Ben Sandilands and Melanie Woods who made her Paralympics debut at Tokyo 2020.
Robyn Love and Jodie Waite have been selected as part of the Wheelchair Basketball team. Love was part of the Rio 2016 squad that took 4th for Paralympics GB’s best ever result, whilst Waite will make her Paralympics debut at Paris 2024.
Three Scots have been selected as part of Paralympics GB’s Boccia contingent. Kayleigh Haggo will make her Paralympics debut in the sport after switching from athletics in 2022, joining Patrick Wilson, who made his Paralympics debut at Rio 2016, and Stephen McGuire who competed in his first Games at London 2012.
Para Canoeist Hope Gordon will compete in her first summer Paralympics Games after making her Winter Paralympics debut in 2022 in Para Nordic Skiing.
Seasoned Paralympian Neil Fachie OBE will return to the velodrome to compete in his fifth Games, with Fin Graham taking part in the Road Cycling racing in his second Paralympics. Jenny Holl will also compete as pilot for track cyclist Sophie Unwin, with hopes of replicating their Tokyo 2020 medal success.
Four Scottish swimmers will compete as part of Paralympics GB. Stephen Clegg, who won two bronze medals and one silver medal at Tokyo 2020, will return to the pool along with fellow Tokyo Paralympian Toni Shaw, who will look to add to the bronze she secured at those Games. S10 100m Butterfly World Champion Faye Rogers will make her Paralympic debut in Paris, joined by Louis Lawlor who will compete in his second Games.
Martin Perry will make his Paralympics debut competing in both the Men’s Singles and Doubles table tennis events. Over on the tennis courts, Paralympic gold, silver and bronze medalist Gordon Reid (pictured above) will compete in his fifth Games in the Men’s Wheelchair Singles and Doubles.
Finally, Scottish Para Triathlete Alison Peasgood and her guide Brooke Gillies have been selected as part of Paralympics GB, competing in the Women’s PTVI event.
The full list of Scottish Paralympic athletes competing at Paris 2024 can be found below.
Archery
Nathan Macqueen
Athletics
Sammi Kinghorn, Ben Sandilands, Melanie Woods
Basketball
Robyn Love, Jodie Waite
Boccia
Kayleigh Haggo, Patrick Wilson, Stephen McGuire
Canoe
Hope Gordon
Cycling
Neil Fachie, Fin Graham, Jenny Holl (pilot)
Swimming
Stephen Clegg, Toni Shaw, Louis Lawlor, Faye Rogers
Table Tennis
Martin Perry
Tennis
Gordon Reid
Triathlon
Alison Peasgood, Brooke Gillies (guide)
After 16 days of competition, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has officially come to a close. Team GB finished seventh place on the medal table, securing 65 medals in total, with 13 of those medals won (or contributed to) by Scottish athletes.
Duncan Scott secured Team GB’s first swimming gold in Paris alongside teammates Matt Richards, James Guy and Tom Dean in the Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Medley. Scott kept his cool to complete the final leg and the team finished with a time of 6:59.43 in front the USA and Australia. Scott went on to win his second medal of the games in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley, this time picking up silver 1.25 seconds behind French gold medalist Leon Marchand.
The Equestrian Jumping Team, featuring Scottish rider Scott Brash, also made it to the top of the podium with teammates Harry Charles, Ben Maher and Joseph Stockdale. Their time of 237.47 with just two penalties meant they finished in first place in front of the USA and host nation France.
Nicole Yeargin got the athletics medal count underway, running the heats of the Mixed 4x400m Relay. With Team GB taking bronze in the final, Nicole took home a medal for her part in that success. She was also part of Team GB’s Women’s 4x400m team, who secured third place and Yeargin took home her second bronze medal. Josh Kerr was also one of Team GB’s athletics team members to take home a medal for his country, when he placed second in the Men’s 1500m. He became the first Scottish athlete to win track medals at successive Games, securing a silver in Paris after bronze in Tokyo 2020.
In the velodrome, a silver medal was added to Team GB’s count by Scottish track cyclist Neah Evans who, with partner Elinor Barker, battled through the chaotic Women’s Madison race to finish in second place with 31 points, just six points behind first place Italy. Jack Carlin won his place on the podium twice in the 2024 Games for both his contribution to the Men’s Team Sprint success that earned his team silver, and his solo effort in the Men’s Individual Sprint which secured his bronze medal.
In rowing, both Team GB’s Men’s and Women’s Eight teams added to their country’s medal roster. They finished the rowing events with a record haul for an overseas Games, and their best tally since London 2012, where they won nine at home. The men’s boat, including Scottish athlete Sholto Carnegie, were neck and neck with the Netherlands before the Brits surged forward to win by 1.08 seconds in five minutes and 22.8 seconds. Rowan McKellar was part of the women’s team that pushed the limits to finish in third place and collect a bronze medal behind Romania and Canada.
Two bronze medals were added to the haul by Scot Beth Potter, who completed the Women’s Individual Triathlon in third place with a time of 1:55:10 behind France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Switzerland’s Julie Derron. Her second bronze came as part of the Mixed Team Relay with teammates Alex Yee (who won gold in the Men’s Individual Triathlon), Georgia Taylor-Brown and Samuel Dickinson. Team GB finished at the same time as Team USA, completing the event in one minute 25.40 seconds, just one second behind Germany. The Brits were initially awarded second place, however after a review by race officials, it was confirmed Team USA managed to grab the silver. However, the triathletes can finish the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with their heads held high as they leave with a medal in every event.
The 13 medals won by Scottish athletes at Paris 2024 means that they have consistently made their mark in Team GB’s medal pick up over the past four Olympic Games. At both London 2012 and Rio 2016, Scots earned 13 of the medals won by their team and in 2020, this record was broken when a total of 14 medals were won by Scottish Olympians at Tokyo.