in thejudo, world number one chris skelly lived up to his billing as he took gold, as did britain s equestrian team, a title they won at every games since 1996. but among the glut of golds today, one was particularly special. britain had never won a medal in wheelchair rugby.until now. few paralympic sports may quite such an impact. it s been described by one former player is chess with violence, and in the final with the usa, britain powered their way to victory and history. andy swiss, bbc news, tokyo. rangers have now made it seven derbies without defeat after beating celtic at ibrox earlier today. filip helander scored the only goal of the game in the first old firm
rio, lauren steadman nearly retired. she will be glad she didn t. triumph in the triathlon and the biggest smile in tokyo. but there was british delight everywhere. at the rowing lake, lawrence whiteley celebrated his 30th birthday by retaining his double sculls title with lauren rowles, and the mixed coxed four also took gold. in thejudo, world number one chris skelly lived up to his billing as he took gold, as did britain s equestrian team, a title they ve won at every games since 1996. but among the glut of golds today, one was particularly special. britain had never won a medal in wheelchair rugby until now. few paralympic sports make quite such an impact. it s been described by one former player as chess with violence, and in the final against usa,
redemption. after a mistake cost her gold in rio, lauren steadman nearly retired. she will be glad she didn t. triumph in the triathlon and the biggest smile in tokyo. but there was british delight everywhere. at the rowing lake, lawrence whiteley celebrated his 30th birthday by retaining his double sculls title with lauren rolls, and the mixed coxed four also took gold. in the judo, world rolls, and the mixed coxed four also took gold. in thejudo, world number one chris skelly lived up to his billing as he took gold, as did britain s equestrian team, a title they won at every games since 1996. but among the glut of gold is today one was particularly special. britain had never won a medal in wheelchair rugby until now. few paralympic sports may quite such an impact. it s been described by one former player is chess with violence, and in the final british there were britain powered their way to victory and history. a golden