LAST UPDATE | 1 Sep
Start every morning with The 42′s definitive guide to all the day’s action: when you need to be in front of the TV, who are Ireland’s medal hopefuls, and what other big stories should you look out for.
AS WE ENTER a new month, we also look toward Day Four of the Paralympics.
Live coverage begins on RTÉ 2 at 10am, while the RTÉ Player also has different channels for the corresponding events as the day unfolds.
Triathlon has been postponed this morning due to water quality in the River Seine, so it’s all eyes on the velodrome — and Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal’s last day of racing together. Katie O’Brien and Tiarnán O’Donnell are also in a B final in the rowing.
Which Irish athletes are competing — and when can I watch them?
Rowing: Katie O’ Brien and Tiarnán O’Donnell get us off the mark in the B Final of the PR2 Mixed Double Sculls at 9.10am.
Track Cycling: Ireland will have two tandems in the B 1000m Time Trial from 10am. Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen will feature along with Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin. The riders with the six fastest times will progress to the finals.
Then it’s over to the women in the B 3000m Individual Pursuit, with qualifying action getting underway at 10.26am. Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal (pilot), and Josephine Healion and Linda Kelly (pilot) are all competing. The riders with the two fastest times will race for Gold, while the next two fastest riders will vie for Bronze shortly after 1.30pm.
Team Ireland Medal Watch
Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal will be targeting one final medal as their iconic partnership comes to an end. They’ll race together for the last time at the top level of competition today, as the tandem pairings swap for the road thereafter.
McCrystal is retiring after these Games, while Dunlevy has endured a rocky 2024. They won silver in this event in Tokyo — another medal in their burgeoning cabinet would be a fitting ending.
Do Not Miss…
As well as the usual serving of Team Ireland’s pursuits, keep an eye out for Goalball — both the men’s and women’s divisions. There are two games in the morning at 8am and 9.30am, and one more in the evening at 6pm.
There’s also Boccia throughout the day, along with Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and table tennis.
- With reporting from Emma Duffy in Paris.
