Tokyo Paralympics 2020 day 10: road cycling concludes, goalball finals and more – live!

Wheelchair tennis: The men’s doubles gold medal match between Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid and Stephane Houdet and Nicholas Peifer of France has just gotten underway. I’ll bring you updates from centre court throughout the match.

Goalball: Japan wins 6-1. The hosts are bronze medallists. Touching scenes, as the whole team rushes off the bench to embrace the three players who were on court at the final whistle. Brazil are also heartily applauded by the crowd.

Table tennis: China have claimed gold in the men’s teams (classes six and seven) event, winning two matches to Great Britain’s zero. It was a pretty comprehensive win for the Chinese pair of Yan Shuo and Liao Keli in the end, only dropping one game. But William Bayley and Paul Karabardak can hold their heads up high after a great run to the final.

Goalball: Safe to say it’s curtains in this women’s bronze medal match between Japan and Brazil. Japan leads 6-0, with three minutes to play.

Staying with Donohoe, he’s given an emotional interview post-race, revealing that he was riding for his friend Will, who died by suicide two months ago.

He said on Australian broadcaster Channel Seven:

Today wasn’t my day. I mean, you can’t control it. I love racing and this is it. I spent the last lap fighting back tears. This race for my mate Will.

I’ve been holding it together up to the Games. I wanted to dedicate this one to him, and to my housemates back home.

An incredibly tough day at the track for Donohoe, but he leaves with silver from the individual pursuit and bronze in the time trial.

Road cycling: The men’s C4-5 roadrace has been run and one. Like yesterday, the weather at the Fuji speedway is atrocious, and like yesterday, there have been plenty of collisions and falls. Gold here went to France’s Kevin le Cunff, ahead of Yehor Ukrdementyev of Ukraine and Daniel Nedabraham of the Netherlands. Australia’s Alistair Donohoe fell twice in the slip, but battled on bravely to finish fifth. It was more bad luck for Donohoe after a crash in the latter stages of the same event in Rio robbed him of gold.

Goalball: Long way back for Brazil from here. Kakehata Eiko’s shot, hard and with plenty of bounce, carves a path right between two outstretched Brazilians defenders. It’s 5-0 Japan. On the stroke of half-time, Brazil give away another penalty, but it’s well-saved. And that’s the break.

Goalball: Trouble for Brazil. Victoria Amorim gives away a long ball penalty, which means she’s left to defend the next Japanese shot without her teammates. The Brazil camp are not happy at all with that decision. And, no, there is no VAR here. Japan’s star player Norika Hagiwara launches a skidding shot to Amorim’s right. Amorim stretches out to her right, but is just too late, and the ball thunders into the net. 4-0 Japan.

Goalball: After that housekeeping, let’s get into the live sport (which is why you’re here, after all!). First, we’ll go to the goalball. Japan and Brazil are battling it out for bronze. Devoted blog readers will know the hosts had a heartbreaking loss to Rio gold medallists Turkey yesterday. Japan have started brightly today, and with four minutes to play in the first half, they have a 3-0 lead.

A quick look at the medal tally.

China are miles ahead, with a whopping 77 gold medals.

An impressive performance from Great Britain, whose 37 gold medals has them in second place.

After that it’s (not) Russia on 32 gold, the USA on 28 gold, Ukraine on 21, Brazil and the Netherlands (both 19) and Australia (18).

Rounding out the top 10 is Italy, who’ve won 13, and surprise packets Azerbaijan on 11 gold.

Great Britain have also remained dominant on day 10, already winning gold at Tokyo Stadium and at Sea Forest Waterway.

Emma Wiggs claimed gold in the women’s VL2 canoe sprint, while Jeanette Chippington took bronze in the same event. In the men’s KL3 canoe sprint, Robert Oliver also won bronze.

Over at the national stadium, Owen Miller took the gold in the 1500 T20, a great feat in his first Paralympics. Jonathan Broom-Edwards soared to a season’s best in the T64 high jump – which was also good enough for gold.

Australian readers will be pleased to know it’s been a very strong to day 10 action in Tokyo for the green and gold.

In the Men’s KL2 canoe sprint, Curtis McGrath defended his title from Rio in a closely fought race. It was a magnificent triumph for McGrath, whose legs were amputated in a mine blast while her served with the Australian defence forces in Afghanistan. Also on the water, Susan Siepel took silver in the women’s VL2 canoe sprint.

Australia continued its unprecedented success in table tennis, with another silver, after coming up short in the gold medal final in the women’s teams event.

And at the Fuji speedway, cyclist Paige Greco added to her gold medal from the velodrome and road time trial bronze with another bronze in the road race C1-3.

I’ll wrap up what’s happened so far in today’s action shortly, but first, here’s a look at day nine in a stunning collection of photos.