great britain had never won a medal in the wheelchair rugby. lisa of the united states in a thrilling final. the victory amid all the sweeter as the americans that the dot in the men sjudo, chris skelly the americans that the dot in the men s judo, chris skelly won the contest. he beat the challenger from the united states. the uk won the team event every time since it was introduced in the paralympics in 1996. that record persists with yet another gold. rangers have come out on top in the first old firm derby of the season. defender filip helander headed in the only goal of the game in the second half to hand rangers all three points. manager steven gerrard who was self isolating after a number of positive covid tests in the side will be delighted to have now made it seven derbies
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