the way everyone bold today, and the way we fielded i thought was brilliant. and then, are batting, as well, i thought the guys who batted were outstanding. so yeah, we re just delighted that things came up for us. we had planned throughout the series, i think we ve bowled pretty well throughout the series, and at times things don t go your way. but when things do go your way, you have to make the most of it, and i think we ve done that today. paralympics gb are fifth on the medals table after day one of the games with one gold, four silvers and a bronze. three of those medals were in the pool. but it was dame sarah storey who got gb s first gold. she beat team mate crystal lane wright in the final of the c5 3,000 metres, individual pursuit. it s the 15th paralympic title of storey s career, and she s nowjust one behind mike kenny s british record of 16. she smashed her world record by over four seconds in qualifying and caught lane wright after 1,750 metres of their race.
meanwhile, the paralympics are under way in tokyo and the brits got off to the perfect start thanks to dame sarah storey. she beat her team mate crystal lane wright in the final of the c5 3000 metres individual pursuit to win gold. it s the 15th paralympic title of storey s career, and she s nowjust one behind mike kenny s british record of 16. she smashed her world record by over four seconds in qualifying and caught lane wright after 1750 metres of their race. she s now won medals at each of the eight games she s attended. for lane wright, who also set a personal best in the heats, it s the second silver medal at consecutive games in the event. there was also a silver for steve bate and adam duggleby in the men s b 4000 individual pursuit. they were defending champions but the dutch caught the britons in the final. so a solid start to
from the bbc sport centre, here s austin. hi jane, good afternoon. well, we start in tokyo because the paralympics are under way and the brits got their campaign off to the perfect start thanks to who else but dame sarah storey. she beat her team mate crystal lane wright in the final of the c5 3000 metres, individual pursuit, to win gold. it s the 15th paralympic title of storey s career, and she s nowjust one behind mike kenny s british record of 16. she smashed her world record by over four seconds in qualifying and caught lane wright after 1750 meters of their race. she s now won medals at each of the eight games she s attended. for lane wright, who also set a personal best in the heats, it s the second silver medal at consecutive games in the event. there was also a silver for steve bate and adam duggleby in