Canada’s Kate O’Brien earns Paralympic track cycling bronze
By The Canadian Press on August 29, 2024.
Kate O’Brien has won Canada’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris with a bronze in track cycling. The 36-year-old from Calgary finished third in the women’s C4-5 500-metre time trial at the velodrome behind gold medallist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands and silver medallist Marie Patouillet of France. O’Brien won a silver medal in her Paralympic debut in Tokyo three years ago. She raced for Canada at the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016. After crashing in 2017 and suffering multiple injuries, including a brain injury, O’Brien switched to para cycling. She has also won a pair of silver medals at the world para cycling championship in the time trial. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 29, 2024. 8-7
