Canada’s Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze
By The Canadian Press on September 2, 2024.
PARIS – Canada’s Leanne Taylor has won a triathlon bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 32-year-old from Winnipeg finished third in the women’s wheelchair triathlon behind victor Lauren Parker of Australia and silver medallist Kendall Gretsch of the United States. Taylor made her Paralympic debut in Paris. She was paralyzed from the waist down in a mountain bike crash five years ago The distance is a 750-metre swim, a 20-kilometre handbike and a five-kilometre wheelchair race. Para triathlon had the same scheduling problems as in the Olympic Games. The schedule was altered and races postponed because of water quality issues in the Seine River. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 2, 2024. 8-7
