Paris Paralympics 2024 day nine: wheelchair tennis, swimming and more – live

4.43pm BST

Swimming: We’re up and running in the pool with the S6 men’s 400m freestyle, won by Brazil’s Talisson Glock, defending his title from Tokyo. Up next, the S6 women’s 400m freestyle which features GB’s Maisie Summers-Newton. She’s already won two golds in Paris: the SB6 100m breaststroke and SM6 200m medley.

Updated at 4.48pm BST

4.33pm BST

Wheelchair tennis: This men’s doubles final is hotting up: Hewett and Reid’s 3-0 lead turns into 3-2, and a spectacular rally goes their way, saving a break point and leading to deuce. The GB pair hold on to lead 4-2.

4.21pm BST

Judo: Here are a few golds I’ve not reported on: Japan’s Junko Hirose triumphed in the J2 women’s -57kg , while Romania’s Alexandru Bologa won the J1 men’s -73kg . Hirose won bronze eight years ago, while Bologa came third in Tokyo and Rio. Both weren’t in the mood for any of that silver nonsense in Paris.

4.11pm BST

Wheelchair tennis: It’s been a rapid start for Hewett and Reid in the men’s doubles final as they break once again, taking a 3-0 lead.

4.01pm BST

Equestrian: There won’t be any medals handed out to GB in the grade III team event as they drop down the table to fourth, with USA and the Netherlands leaping into the top two spots.

Updated at 4.05pm BST

3.59pm BST

Wheelchair tennis: And we’re away in the men’s doubles final , with some fine work from the net by Gordon Reid helping the GB pair to the first game, breaking the serve.

3.44pm BST

So Sarah Storey reckons the prospect of featuring at LA 2028 is still on . Asked about competing at the event, when she’ll be 50 (!), here’s what she had to say. Quotes courtesy of PA.

I need to enjoy this one first but, to quote Simone Biles, absolutely – never say never to anything. This just needs to sink in first because it was actually one of the most exciting races that we’ve had. From the word go, it was full gas.

My glutes are on fire. I was creaking before the race, absolutely. But that’s normal and it’s about finding ways to manage the process and the privilege of getting old as an athlete.

I wanted to be an athlete for as long as I possibly could. I never anticipated eight Games, let alone nine. You put yourself out there every time you put yourself on the start line and I keep doing that and keep finding ways to win a bike race, so long may that continue.

I’m still nippy for a 46-year-old but I have to use it wisely.

3.34pm BST

Equestrian: GB currently sit second in the grade III team event, having put up a team total of 219.562. There are still nine teams waiting for their final riders to compete.

3.25pm BST

Just watching a replay of the point that won it for Yui Kamiji in the wheelchair tennis singles , the new champion immediately bursting into tears having beaten the gold winner from Tokyo. There were tears among her team, too. Just a lovely moment.

3.17pm BST

Wheelchair tennis: Can Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid translate their French Open dominance into Paralympics success? They’ve won the grand slam together five years in a row, but they’re still chasing doubles gold in the Paralympics. Their final on Court Philippe-Chatrier, against the Japanese pair of Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda, begins shortly.

Updated at 4.27pm BST

3.08pm BST

Yui Kamiji wins the wheelchair tennis women's singles!

What a result! Kamiji was 4-1 up in the first set against Diede de Groot, ended up losing it, but came back to win the next two sets. She’s got a singles gold to go with the doubles gold she won on Thursday. A decent couple of days.

Updated at 3.54pm BST

3.03pm BST

That’s all from me – Taha is back to take the reins.

3.01pm BST

Tristan Bangma wins men's B road race

It’s a Dutch one-two:

1) Tristan Bangma (Ned) (Pilot: Patrick Bos) 2hr 55min 10sec
2) Vincent ter Schure (Ned) (Pilot: Timo Fransen) +2sec
3) Alexandre Lloveras (Fra) (Pilot: Yoann Paillot) +8sec

Elie de Carvalho (also France) had a mechanical in the closing moments – I think a dropped chain – and that was the end of that.

Updated at 3.02pm BST

2.49pm BST

Gold for GB's Unwin and Holl in women's B road race

That never looked in doubt: the ParalympicsGB pair take the inside line into the final straight, and power to what looks a comfortable win in a time of 2hr 37min 26sec. Unwin and Holl have time to celebrate before they cross the line, but the Irish pair were only 3sec behind.

1) Sophie Unwin (Pilot: Jenny Holl) 2hr 37min 26sec
2) Katie-George Dunlevy (Pilot: Kelly Linda) +3sec
3) Lora Fachie (Pilot: Corrine Hall) +1min 35sec

Updated at 3.36pm BST

2.47pm BST

Women’s road cycling: Just 1km to go in the B road race. Dunlevy leads for Ireland, but Unwin of GB is in her slipstream …

2.37pm BST

Women’s road cycling: Katie-George Dunlevy of Ireland leads from Sophie Unwin and Lora Fachie (both GB) on the final lap of the women’s B road race.

Updated at 2.38pm BST

2.31pm BST

Men’s road cycling: The men’s B road race continues: two out of of three leading tandems are from the Dutch team, split by a French pair. They are on the eighth out of nine laps, a 127km race.

Alexandre Lloveras and his pilot Yoann Paillot have dropped back: De Carvalho, Bangma and Ter Schure are the leading trio.

Updated at 2.36pm BST

2.30pm BST

Some more reaction from Sarah Storey below on how she relied on her language skills in order to clinch glory in the C4-5 road race.

“Today I knew we had a great breakaway, we built up a good lead,” Storey said. “Then Heidi Gaugain attacked with a lap and a half to go. Fortunately I speak a bit of French so I understood what she was told. So I was ready to attack with her.”

(Quotes via AP)

Updated at 2.41pm BST

2.21pm BST

Stephen Bate , GB’s sole entrant in the men’s B road race, earlier withdrew from the event because his guide, Chris Latham, is unwell.

Updated at 2.23pm BST

2.17pm BST

Dressage: Georgia Wilson is out there for ParalympicsGB and all seems to be going very smoothly.

“Georgia is very cool in the arena,” says the co-commentator Erin Orford. “She likes having fun with her horse and she’s a very cool competitor. She’s very gutsy and very determined … she looks like she’s really relaxed into this test.”

Updated at 2.20pm BST

2.13pm BST

The weather in Paris looks considerably more pleasant than where I am right now.

Anyway, here are some quotes from ParalympicsGB’s Ben Sandilands as well as his teammate Marcus Perrineau-Daley. He won gold in the men’s T20 1500m at the Stade de France earlier, setting a new world record in the process:

“It’s an amazing feeling. I’ve put in so much hard work,” Sandilands said. “I knew I had the speed in me at the end from my training. The timing has to be perfect and I went for it, and the world record means a lot. It’s incredible.”

Meanwhile, GB’s wheelchair racer Perrineau-Daley won silver in the men’s T52 100m with a time of 17.27sec, 0.57sec behind Belgian Maxime Carabin.

“It is incredible but I can’t help but think I could have won a gold medal,” said the 35-year-old.

“I was so focused on staying in lane, I was staring at the wheel, but it shows, when I put my power down, they won’t be able to catch me. I made three mistakes today and I still won a silver. I am not trying to boast, but when I do get it right, I am destined for gold.”

Updated at 2.35pm BST

2.04pm BST

Thanks Taha and good day, everyone.

2.01pm BST

I’m going to nip away for a break. Luke McLaughlin will keep you company in the meantime.

1.54pm BST

Heartbreaking.

Aldeeb travelled to the Games after months of grief, mourning 17 members of his family including his brother and his nephew killed in Gaza. He received news of his brother’s death in December a day after he played in a basketball friendly in Paris, and realised he had missed the last phone call from him during the match.

Related: ‘We are freed in Gaza by sport’: shot putter flies Palestinian flag at Paralympics

1.51pm BST

Road cycling: The women’s B road race is past the 56.8km mark and the GB pair of Sophie Unwin and (pilot) Jenny Holl continue to press for the lead with the Irish partnership of Katie-George Dunlevy and (pilot) Linda Kelly.

1.33pm BST

Yunier Fernández beats Rob Davies to win MS1 table tennis gold!

It’s a first Paralympics medal for Yunier Fernández, and he makes it a gold one. It’s a dominant victory in the MS1 men’s singles final, as he wins the third game 11-4. Davies, who won gold eight years ago, has to settle for silver this time round.

Updated at 1.50pm BST

1.28pm BST

Table tennis: Rob Davies is now two games down in his MS1 men’s singles gold medal match against Yunier Fernández, the Cuban athlete winning the second game 11-7.

1.26pm BST

Wheelchair tennis: Wow, quite the contest in the women’s singles gold medal match . Japan’s Yui Kamiji was 4-1 up in the first set … but the Netherlands’ Diede de Groot wins it 6-4! A reminder: De Groot lost to Kamiji in the doubles final yesterday.

1.13pm BST

Table tennis: “Come on, Robbie boy!” comes the shout from the crowd, and Davies ends up nailing a couple of sharply-spinning lobs, leading 5-4 in the first game. Fernández comes back to lead 9-7 and has two game points, saved by Davies: tie-break time. Fernández wallops a fine return to lead 13-12, and he ends up winning the first game in the men’s singles MS1 final.

1.03pm BST

Table tennis: OK, time to watch Rob Davies. He won gold in Rio and now he’s gunning for another in the men’s singles MS1 final against Yunier Fernández. The Cuban athlete is guaranteed his first ever Paralympics medal.

12.54pm BST

“That’s never in doubt!” Enjoyed this from Jonnie Peacock.

12.47pm BST

Road cycling: The women’s B road race , which takes place with the use of tandem bikes, is underway. GB have three pairs: Sophie Unwin (pilot: Jenny Holl), Lora Fachie (pilot: Corrine Hall) and Elizabeth Jordan (pilot: Dannielle Khan). Unwin and Holl are trying to keep up pace with the Irish pair of Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly, Dunlevy having won gold three years ago.

12.30pm BST

Athletics: In the men’s F37 discus, gold belongs to Uzbekistan’s Tolibboy Yuldashev. Pakistan’s Haider Ali, responsible for each of his country’s Paralympics medals, and gold winner in Tokyo, takes bronze.

12.22pm BST

Athletics: There’s joy for India’s Praveen Kumar in the T64 men’s high jump final . He won silver three years ago with a 2.07m effort … this time he gets to 2.08 to pip USA’s Derek Loccident and win gold. GB’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards, who was No 1 at the Tokyo Games, has to settle for fifth place.

12.14pm BST

Athletics: And there’s the confirmation: the ParalympicsGB team is through to the final of the 4x100m universal relay, having put together the third best time of the heats. USA win the second heat, having put together a time of 46.39.

12.11pm BST

Athletics: The GB 4x100m universal relay team speak to Channel 4, and Jonnie Peacock is quizzed about his future … he’s adamant he’ll be racing at LA 2028. They’re all pretty chuffed with their time of 46.61, a European record . Now to the other heat, with Japan, USA and Brazil competing in that. Let’s see if GB’s time will be enough to guarantee a place in the final …

Updated at 12.14pm BST

12.05pm BST

Hello, all! Just a reminder what’s up shortly from a ParalympicsGB persepctive: Robert Davies is in action from 1pm BST in the MS1 men’s singles table tennis final against Cuba’s Yunier Fernández.

Updated at 12.18pm BST

12.01pm BST

And with that, I shall hand over to Taha Hashim for the afternoon stint. All yours, Taha.

12.01pm BST

Athletics: It’s just GB and China going in the first 4x100m universal relay, which combines four specifications and is always good fun. It’s all about the times, so it doesn’t matter that there’s only two teams going – or that GB came second. Jonny Peacock stormed down the back straight for GB to set up a finish for Sally Kinghorn. China win the heat with a world record, with GB not far behind.

11.55am BST

Athletics: And it’s hotting up in the T64 men’s high jump final, with Derek Loccident taking the lead with a 2.06m jump under severe pressure. He was out if he didn’t clear that. India’s Praveen Kumar easily cleared the same distance to maintain his perfect record so far.

11.49am BST

Great Britain is currently second to China in the medal table.

Related: China dominates the Paralympics – but that’s not just down to its almost limitless funds | Mark Dreyer

11.42am BST

Athletics: Isaac Towers of Great Britain has qualified for the T34 800m final, strong work, despite missing out on automatic qualification.

Jonathan Broom-Edwards is still in high jump action.

11.38am BST

What a display this was. Bear in mind the previous world record holder was in the field that Ben Sandilands tore asunder. And in his first ever Paralympics. Take a bow, young man.

11.32am BST

11.22am BST

Table tennis: GB’s Will Bayley is guaranteed a silver at the very least after breezing through his semi-final. The 36-year-old has three Paralympic silvers to his name and one gold, which he won in Rio.

11.18am BST

The men’s T34 800m is the next athletics event up on the track. It’s only the heats at this stage, but GB’s Isaac Towers is in action. This is the highest functioning wheelchair race classification.

11.16am BST

Some of the headlines you might have missed this morning:

Related: GB’s Ben Sandilands storms to 1500m Paralympic gold and new world record

Related: Sarah Storey wins 19th Paralympic gold after thrilling road race finale

11.07am BST

Jonathan Broom-Edwards’ T64 high jump final is under way. It’s safe to say he’s bang up for it, judging from his social media posts.

11.03am BST

Some good comments on Storey BTL:

Heading off a teenager aged 46! Amazingly well done Sarah Storey. 19 golds!

Seeing Sarah Storey’s interview just now, she was clearly a lot calmer in that last kilometre than anybody watching will have been. Phenomenal.

I had the privilege of being on the same start line as her in a local fish ‘n’ chipper CX race years ago....I won’t try and say I raced her. To see a rider of that quality is something else. They don’t sit on the bike and the bike is on the ground; the rider is floating half an inch above the bike and the bike is always half an inch off the ground. Grace.

10.55am BST

Sarah Storey is interviewed about her 19th Paralympic gold on Channel4:

“I’m glad someone is keeping count [of the medals] cos I wasn’t keeping total count. I was just thinking about winning this bike race. I knew Heidi [Gaugain] would want to attack but I was happy to take it to the line as the fastest sprinter of those four. She’s 19 at the end of the day so I had to reel her in – fortunately I understand French so I knew when she was going to attack! I knew I would still have a kick to go for the finish.”

She’s coy on the final question … which is whether she will compete at LA in 2028. She would be 50 then.

10.46am BST

Athletics: The men’s T52 100m final is next. Maxime Carabin of Belgium was the major favourite for this beforehand and he does indeed storm home to take the gold by a distance. Marcus Perrineau-Daley picks up a fine silver medal for GB.

10.41am BST

Back to athletics next and the big one will be GB’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards in the T64 high jump as he tries to retain his title from Tokyo. He also won a silver in the T44 high jump in Rio de Janeiro.

Channel4 are just replaying Sandilands’ run in the 1500n, which he won by an absolute mile – obliterating the competition on the home straight and claiming a stunning world record.

Updated at 10.43am BST

10.37am BST

It’s hard to believe that Dame Sarah Storey won a gold medal in swimming at the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona. Her longevity, adaptability and pure bloody-mindedness to win and keep winning is simply remarkable. This pretty much sums her up:

10.31am BST

Sarah Storey wins gold in women's C4-5 road race

It is gold for Sarah Storey – a 19th Paralympics gold medal for her, as she holds off the challenge of Gaugain at the death. She raises her first to the crowd and takes the deserved adulation. What an athlete she is.

Gaugain is edged out into silver, while Colombia’s Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza gets the bronze.

Updated at 10.34am BST

10.29am BST

Gaugain powers away at the front and Storey is fighting like hell to try and stick with her. This is brutal stuff in the final kilometre. But Storey has closed the gap!

10.27am BST

All eyes now are on the women’s C4-5 road race. Sarah Storey is in a group of three at the front, as we approach the final couple of kilometres. There’s some tight corners so the riders are taking it easy, before the inevitable sprint finish. French para-cycling favourite Heidi Gaugain is right there with her.

10.24am BST

Gold for Ben Ben Sandilands of GB! What a display in the men’s 1500m T20.

10.19am BST

Preamble

We’re approaching the final couple of days of what’s been a superb Paralympics. The crowds in Paris have been excellent and the action has been thoroughly enjoyable. Today should be no different: right now ParalympicsGB superstar Sarah Storey is going for road race gold; then we’ve got athletics, canoeing and plenty more beside; lots of judo, table tennis, swimming – it doesn’t stop.

This blog will keep on rolling throughout the day, so don’t go anywhere else! I’ll be keeping the chair warm until Taha Hashim comes in around midday. Feel free to drop me an email and flick on the kettle.