(Paris) Canadians Keely Shaw and Alexandre Hayward won bronze medals in track cycling at the Paralympic Games on Friday.
Shaw, a 30-year-old from Midale, Sask., repeated her podium finish from Tokyo three years ago, when she also finished third in the women’s 3,000-metre individual pursuit.
Shaw beat American Samantha Bosco in the head-to-head for bronze with a time of three minutes 46.942 seconds to Bosco’s 3:48.584.
Hayward placed third in the men’s pursuit. The 27-year-old from Quispamsis, N.B., is making his Paralympic debut in Paris.
In pursuit, each rider tries to both achieve the best time and overtake the other cyclist before the end of the race.
Shaw races in the C4 category for athletes with lower limb disabilities.
She suffered partial paralysis on her left side when she fell from a horse at the age of 15.
Hayward broke his neck playing hockey in 2012 and has quadriplegia in his limbs.