- Grinham is first pregnant woman to win Paralympic medal
- She beats fellow Briton Phoebe Paterson Pine in shoot-off
As the sun dropped to the west of the Eiffel Tower, Jodie Grinham shot into history, becoming what is believed to be the first openly pregnant woman to win a Paralympic medal after winning a shoot-off for bronze against fellow Briton and great friend Phoebe Paterson Pine.
It was a thrilling individual compound open match, with Paterson Pine, who took gold in Tokyo, taking a slender lead and holding onto it into the final end. She needed to hit a 10 to win from her final arrow, a nine to go into a one arrow shoot-off, but shot an eight to gasps – nerves getting the better of her at the crucial moment.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/31/jodie-grinham-shoots-into-history-with-paralympic-archery-bronze-success
Author : Tanya Aldred at Invalides
Publish date : 2024-08-31 20:55:28
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