SILVER MEDAL alert - Sophie Pascoe - Women's 50m Freestyle S10

It’s an achievement many New Zealanders will be speaking about for generations to come.
 
Sophie Pascoe just won her last event at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, taking out the SILVER in the Women's 100m Freestyle S10 in Rio de Janeiro in a time of 59.85, just five tenths behind Aurelie Rivard (Canada) in the gold medal position, and well over a second ahead of third placed Elodie Lorandi (France). Pascoe qualified second behind Rivard earlier today, with the Canadian Para-Swimmer having to set a Paralympic record in the heats and then again in the Finals to beat Pascoe.
 
Yesterday, Pascoe matched New Zealand Paralympian Eve Rimmer’s record of 14 Paralympic medals. Her gold in the Women's 100m Butterfly S10 edged her ahead of Rimmer by merit of having 1 more gold medal. However, tonight’s result takes her free and clear, as the most successful Paralympian New Zealand has ever produced, with a stunning 15 Paralympic medals: 9 gold, 6 silver.
 
The win continues her absolute domination of the pool her in Rio, making her total medal count 3 GOLD and 2 SILVER. Pascoe also took out New Zealand’s 200^th Paralympic medal this week.
 
The gold came just 10 minutes after Nikita Howarth made history of her own, winning GOLD in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM7 to add to the BRONZE she won yesterday. Earlier today, New Zealand flag bearer Holly Robinson won SILVER in the Women’s Javelin F46. The New Zealand Paralympic Games Team now has a total of 16 MEDALS to date, just 2 medals shy of a target 18 in total. Collectively, the team has now won 8 GOLD medals in total, of the target 12 gold medal target. Coincidentally, New Zealand has never won more than 9 GOLD at a Paralympic Games – EVER. The team still has another four full days of competition, so hopes are high for targets to be reached.
 
You can read more about Sophie Pascoe here.


 
Sophie Pascoe is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable athletes. She exploded onto the world stage at just 15-years-of-age, securing two Gold and a Silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Four years later, she won three Gold and three Silver medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, cementing herself as one of the most successful Paralympians New Zealand has ever produced. She comes into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in dominant form, after winning three Gold, a Silver and two Bronze at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championship. Read more here.
 
Viewers can catch the Team in action throughout the Games on DUKE and together with ONE News coverage, a special highlights programme will air every night on TV ONE and will be available online through TVNZ OnDemand and AttitudeLive.com. Further details https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz-paralympics-schedule
 
The New Zealand Paralympics Team is 31-strong will compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with an expected global contingent of 4,350 athletes from 160 countries, gathering to compete in the world’s largest multi-sport event for disabled athletes. New Zealand will contest six Para-Sports, chasing a target of 18 medals in total, including 12 gold medals.