Poppy Maskill of Great Britain won the S14 100m backstroke, earning her third gold medal at the Paralympics in Paris. The athlete also won two silvers at the Games.
She fell behind Valeriia Shabalina at the halfway point of the 100m backstroke, but she recovered to win in 1 minute, 5.74 seconds, defeating fellow Brit Olivia Newman-Baronius, who won third place.
Maskill’s triumph brought Great Britain’s Paralympic gold medals tally to 41 in Paris, matching the team’s accomplishment in Tokyo three years ago.
After her victory, Maskill said: “I was a little bit annoyed because it was not a personal best but it was still a gold so I can’t be too annoyed…I’m obviously happy with my medals as they are a great achievement but I’m slightly disappointed in my time because I know I can be better.”
Athlete with most medals
Maskill is the Paris Paralympic Games’ most decorated athlete from Great Britain athlete with five medals. She won first place in the mixed 4×100-metre S14 freestyle relay and the 100-metre S14 butterfly before taking home another gold.
Moreover, in the 200-metre individual medley and 200-meter freestyle S14 competitions, Maskill won silver. The athlete admitted: “I would have thought it would be Alice [Tai] or someone else. It feels great.”
Source: BBC