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Tokyo Paralympics: What to watch on Day 9 at the Games

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Dylan Alcott will be in action today in the wheelchair tennis.
Camera IconDylan Alcott will be in action today in the wheelchair tennis. Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

The Paralympic Games have already provided a number of highlights and today there’s a lot of Australians in action as they look to add to the growing medal tally. Here’s the pick of the Aussie action.

Archery (9am-6.25pm)

Women’s individual recurve elimination rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals

Aussies in Action: Imalia Oktrininda

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Athletics (8.30am-9pm)

Women’s shot put F53 final, men’s long jump T37 final, men’s 400m T12 final, women’s shot put F57 final, men’s 400m T13 final, women’s 200m T11 heats and final, men’s discus F11, women’s 100m T37 final, women’s 100m T12 semi-final and final, men’s 800m T53 heats and final, men’s 800m T54 heats and final, women’s 400m T53 heats and final, women’s 400m T54 heats and final, women’s long jump T63 final, men’s discus F64 final, men’s 100m T11 final, women’s shot put F33 final, men’s shot put F35 final, men’s javelin F13 final, women’s 100m T64 heats, women’s 400m T13 heats.

The Game AFL 2024

Aussies in Action: Angela Ballard (400m T53), Eliza Ault-Connell (400m T54), Vanessa Low (Long jump T63), Maria Strong (Shot put F33)

Badminton (8am-8pm)

Men’s singles WH1, WH2, SL3 SL4 and SH6, women’s singles WH1, SU4 and SL4, women’s doubles WH and SL3-SU5, men’s doubles WH Group stages.

Aussies in Action: Grant Manzoney (WH2), Caitlin Dransfield (SL4) (both WA)

Boccia (8.30am-6.50pm)

Team BC1/2, B3, B4 group stages

Aussies in Action: Australia pairs vs Japan (10.25am)

Canoe sprint (8.30am-10.40am)

Men’s and women’s kayak single 200m KL1, KL2, KL3, men’s va’a single 200m VL2, VL3, women’s va’a single 200m VL2 heats.

Aussies in action: Susan Seipel (VL2 and KL2), Curtis McGrath (VL3), Amanda Jennings (KL3), Dylan Littlehales (KL3).

Cycling (8.30am-4.30pm)

Men’s C1-3 and T1-2 road race, women’s C4-5 and T1-2 road race, mixed H1-5 team relay

Aussies in action: Meg Lemon, Emily Petricola (C4-5 road race), Darren Hicks, David Nicholas (C1-3 road race), Stuart Jones (T1-2 road race), Carole Cooke (T1-2 road race)

Football five-a-side (8am-9pm)

Semi-finals and classification matches

Goalball (12.15pm-8.30pm)

Semi-finals

Shooting

P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 qualification and final

Aussies in Action: Christopher Pitt

Sitting volleyball (12.30pm-9pm)

Semi-finals and classification matches

Swimming (8am-7pm)

Men’s 400m freestyle S6 heats and finals, women’s 400m freestyle S6 heats and final, men’s 100m butterfly S9 heats and final, women’s 100m butterfly S9 heats and final, men’s 100m backstroke S10 heats and final, women’s 100m backstroke S10 heats and final, men’s 100m backstroke S14 heats and final, women’s 100m backstroke S14 heats and final, men’s 50m backstroke S2 heats and final, women’s 50m backstroke S2 heats and final, men’s 50m freestyle S3 heats and final, men’s 50m freestyle S4 heats and final, women’s 50m freestyle S4 heats and final, women’s 4x100 medley 34 points final.

Aussies in action: Will Martin, Timothy Hodge, Brenden Hall (100m butterfly S9), Col Pearse (100m backstroke S10), Jasmine Greenwood (100m backstroke S10), Ricky Betar, Ben Hance (100m backstroke), Madeline McTernan, Ruby Storm (100m backstroke S14), Grant Patterson (50m freestyle S3), Rachael Watson (50m freestyle S4).

Table tennis (9am-6pm)

Men’s and women’s teams’ medal matches

Taekwondo (9am-9pm)

Women’s K44-49Kg eliminations and finals, men’s k44-61Kg eliminations and finals

Wheelchair basketball (11.30am-9.30pm)

Women’s semi-finals and men’s classification

Wheelchair tennis

Quadssingles finals

Aussies in Action: Dylan Alcott

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