Reid seals back-to-back para-cycling gold medals

George Clarke Published September 1, 2024 at 9.00am (AWST)

Amanda Reid could not hide her delight as she continued Australia's strong form at the velodrome, defending her C1-3 500m time trial Paralympic gold medal in style.

Reid sealed one of Australia's two gold medals picked up on Saturday in Paris, with table tennis duo Lina Lei and Qian Yang winning their women's doubles WD20 final against Chinese Taipei.

The back-to-back triumph was particularly significant for Reid, who became the first Indigenous Australian to seal a gold medal when she won the same race at Tokyo three years ago.

The 28-year-old raced through her two laps on Saturday for a factored time of 36.676 to ensure she will be Paralympic champion until Los Angeles in four years.

Reid's first place added to the two golds won by Korey Boddington and Emily Petricola at the Paris's National Velodrome 24 hours earlier.

Reid, who has cerebral palsy, told reporters the result was particularly gratifying after she had been plagued by a back injury over the last year.

"That was absolutely amazing considering the 12-plus months I've had," Reid said.

"I just came in to go as fast as I could and I ended up going back to back gold, which is amazing."

Reid added: "This will mean so much more because of everything that I have had to overcome."

George Clarke - AAP

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