Paris 2024 Paralympics: women’s wheelchair basketball final, canoeing glory for GB on final day – live | Paris Paralympic Games 2024

At the end of the third quarter, the Netherlands lead 48-37. They’re 10 minutes away from retaining the crown the won for the first time in Tokyo.

Kramer and Beijer have been especially potent since the end of the first quarter. Netherlands took a while to relax and get themselves going, but they look more than nifty now, Kramer getting to her own rebound and it’s now 48-35. This feels very over.

USA move the ball nicely, trailing 35-42 … and they panic under the basket, not even managing a shot. Then, when De Rooij sneaks in a basket and wins a free throw in the process you wonder if this is over; they miss, though, so at 44-35 this is just about alive as a contest.

Here comes Oluwafemiayo to have a hack at a 162kg Games record … and she absolutely takes it off the set! She looks a class above and her world record of 166 is surely under threat

Back at the powerlifting, Xuemei hoists 153 to cement herself in the silver-medal position; Oluwafemiayo of Nigeria still leads with 157kg.

We’re away again in the basketball, Netherlands leading USA 31-26. But can the underdogs get close enough for a final-quarter push?

Oh man, two of the GB men’s basketball team are in the studio, Lee Manning and a teammate – I missed which. But he says he’s been fighting for that moment of making the final for 24 years, his entire life, but to get so close to gold and miss out will hurt for a long time. Other hand, they’ve been getting messages from parents of disabled kids thanking them for their inspiration, and what a feeling that must be.

It’s half-time in the basketball, Netherlands now leading USA 31-24 and you wonder if momentum has irrevocably shifted.

It’s all going on in the powerlifting, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, the Nigerian world record holder, entering the competition with a mere 157kg. Deng Xuemei of China is second on 150, Ali Ndia of Egypt third on 141.

Netherlands lead 25-22, but USA work it really well and Hollerman scores for 25-24, 2.47 left in the second; the favourites take a timeout.

At the Oval, England are batting in their second inning, 66 runs in front of Sri Lanka…

Kramer nails two free throws and Netherlands leads 21-20; is class starting to tell?

Netherlands storm back at the start of the second quarter; USA now lead 18-17 … nope 20-17. Meantime, Hani Watson of Australia nails 133 in the powerlifting; next best is 121 courtesy of Mexico’s Perla Barcenas Ponce de Leon.

The women’s over 86kg para powerlifting final has begun, USA’s Ashley Dyce the early leader with 110kg.

USA lead Netherlands 12-8 after the first quarter. On the one hand, the underdog sare ahead; on the other, they might’ve been even further ahead.

The Dutch miss again and they’re 1/10 field-goal attempts. That isn’t sustainable if they want to win here, but USA have looked nervous leaders … however, Gonzalez finishes a break and they lead 12-4 with 46s to so in the first … 12-6.

Netherlands just can’t get themselves lively. They miss when they should score and to my inexpert eyes it looks like they’re using the physical battle … though they score a two for 4-8, USA missing a couple of shots when nicely set.

Is the pressure telling on the Netherlands? USA are dominating territory and leading 8-1, but the favourites have two free throws … and Beijer sinks one.

At 1pm our final powerlifting session begins, the women’s over 86kg and men’s over 107kg closing out the Games. Meantime, US forge further in front in the basketball , Hollerman on absolute flames early doors with 6.13 to go in the first; the Netherlands call a timeout and well they might.

And we’re just away in the women’s final, USA up 4-0 on Netherlands with two minutes gone. Good start for the underdogs.

Yesterday’s men’s final was a thriller.

Great news.

While you think about that, please allow me to share some beauty.

So what’s been your favourite moment of the Games? Off the top of my head, Sammi Kinghorn’s T53 100m win takes some beating.

Ten minutes from now, the final of the women’s wheelchair basketball gets under way; Netherlands, the big favourites, take on USA.

We go again!

China have beaten Canada in the bronze-medal match of the women’s wheelchair basketball; coming up at 12.45, we’ve got the final between Netherlands and USA. But with nothing scheduled until then, I’m going to take a little break for half an hour or so – and happily they’re just resuming at the Oval.

Looking again, it wasn’t until the very end that Yepifanov moved past Eyers and it took a Paralympic Record to beat him. A fitting end to our canoeing programme.

Jack Eyers, though. Once a model, now a model and a medalist. He is an absolute monster.

Jack Eyers of GB takes silver and Peter Cowan of NZ the bronze.

Now it’s Yepifanov, who comes from behind to lead Eyers, McGrath is nowhere…

Yepifanov is out quickly but Yi leads and Eyers moves into second then first…

We’re ready for our VL3 Va’a final, Yepifanov of Ukraine and Mcgrath of Australia the dangers to Eyers. And off we go!

Eyers, by the way, was 2017’s Mr England and the first amputee to earn that coveted title; he also models.

Coming up in 10 minutes: Jack Eyers goes in the final of the VL3 Va’a single 200m. He set a Paralympic record earlier this morning in his semi, but having come from behind to win, what does he have left?

We’re watching the KL2 medal ceremony and Wiggs is so delighted – it’s glorious to behold. Now Henshaw accepts her gold, saluting the crowd like this is routine behaviour – which for her it kind of is. Mazal tov to all.

It’s so great to see Sugar and Barbosa celebrate together. Sugar simply couldn’t be beaten, but Barbosa made damn sure she won the race within the race for second.

Sugar was out quickly and no one could live with her. Barbosa, though, did brilliantly to hang on for silver, conjuring the race of her life when it mattered most in front of her home crowd.

Nelia Barbosa of France takes a very popular silver, with Felicia Laberer of Germany bronze. Hope Gordon is fifth.

Sugar is going to win again for GB!

Sugar leads and looks awesome! Barbosa of France is behind but she’s not gaining!

Our women are on the water for the KL3 200m final. Laura Sugar looks ready.

Here he is!

Henshaw feels immense gratitude for the opportunity to be in Paris, “still hitting it out with the best in the world”. When she was a swimmer she only had one go at things and was looking forward to getting two shies, so winning two golds is great. She’s got loads of school friends out, who’re enjoying the party atmosphere; they and her family are the ones she calls crying after training, and they help get her head out of canoeing. She thanks the National Lottery for funding the training centre, the wind in Nottingham is helpful for the conditions in Paris.

Otherwise, she talks about having an injured elbow and getting it sorted – she’s grateful to those who persuaded her not to leave it – and finally, bravely, flags her problems with endometriosis, the condition one that mustn’t be forgotten.

So what’s left for us? We’ve got two more canoeing finals, at 11.15 and 11.41, both featuring Brits with medal expectations. Then, at 12.45 it’s the final of the women’s wheelchair basketball between the Netherlands and USA, and during which we’ll have two final powerlifting finals before we call it a day in advance of this evening’s closing ceremony. So let’s make sure we’re intentional in enjoying the sport we’ve got left because we’ll miss it when it’s gone.

I’m waiting for a photo, but Rufino de Paulo has quite the facial affair, massive thick sideboards into a moustache with a chin affair also going on. Not saying I couldn’t take him if I really had to.

Coming up at 11.15: Hope Gordon, winner of silver in the women’s VL3 Va’a Single 200m, and Laura Sugar, the defending champ, go in the final of the KL3 kayak single 200m. Sugar, who broke the games record on Friday, will take some stopping.

These are always so good.

Igor Tofalini of Brazil takes silver and Blake Haxton of USA bronze – between them was just 0.03 of a second.

De Paulo leads by miles and no one’s going to stop him today or any day.