Ross-shire cyclist claims his first medal of Paralympics after reaching final
FIN Graham claimed his first medal of the Paralympic Games as he claimed silver in the Men’s C3 3000 metres Individual Pursuit.
The 24-year-old reached the gold medal race at the velodrome in Paris as he finished runner-up in the event to defending champion Jaco Van Gass.
In a repeat of the Paralympic final three years ago in Tokyo, Graham finished the final in a time of three minutes 22.540 seconds.
Van Gass successfully regained his gold medal in the event, winning in a time of 3:18.460.
He set a new world record of three minutes and 17.14 seconds during his heat earlier this afternoon.
But he only held the world record for a matter of minutes as Jaco Van Gass of Great Britain regained his world record in the following heat in a time of 3:15.488.
Graham will compete in two more events at the Paralympics next week.
He will compete in the Men’s C3 Individual Time Trial on Wednesday, September 4 and the Men’s C3 Road Race on Saturday, September 7.
Read: Fin Graham looking to go for gold in Paris.
