Category: Scottish Sport

Rio Paralympics 2016: Gordon Reid wins gold in wheelchair tennis singles

Scotland’s Gordon Reid won Paralympics gold in the wheelchair tennis singles final. The 24-year-old beat GB team-mate Alfie Hewett 6-2 6-1 in 54 minutes to collect his second medal in Rio. On Thursday, Reid and Hewett had to settle for silver in the doubles event, losing out to French pair Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer. Reid won the inaugural singles title at Wimbledon this year as well as the Australian Open title. Article Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/37392066

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Callum Skinner wins gold at Rio 2016

Scotland’s Callum Skinner has won gold at the Rio Olmpics as part of the Team GB cycling team in the mens sprint event. Great Britain set an Olympic record to win a third straight men’s team sprint gold with a shock victory against world champions New Zealand. British trio Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner won in a time of 42.440 seconds. Article Source and More Info: >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37054904

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Katie Archibald wins Gold Medal at Rio 2016

Katie Archibald of Scotland has won a Gold Medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of the GB womens cycling team pursuit. Team colleague, Laura Trott became the first British woman to win three Olympic gold medals as Great Britain’s women set a new world record to retain their team pursuit title in Rio. Trott, Joanna Rowsell-Shand, Elinor Barker and Katie Archibald clocked four minutes 10.236 seconds to beat the United States in the final. Article Source and full report at: >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36688104

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