Rowing gold one of 10 Australian medals amid phone scandal at Paralympics

Rowing gold one of 10 Australian medals amid phone scandal at Paralympics

Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager lead charge on day four in ParisMedals also won in swimming, cycling and athletics

Australia enjoyed its most fruitful day of medals at the Paris Paralympics to date, with Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager leading the charge by lifting rowing gold in the PR3 mixed double sculls. Ayers and Altschwager saw off a challenge from Great Britain to record Australia’s first-ever rowing gold, one of 10 medals collected on Sunday in Paris.

The pair’s success on the water at Vaires sur Marne was supplemented by Erik Horrie, who after initially finishing fourth was upgraded to a bronze in the men’s PR1 single sculls. Italian rower Giacomo Perini, who crossed the line in third, was disqualified for allegedly having a “communication device” – believed to be a mobile phone – in his boat during the race.

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