Paralympics 2024: Australian Madison de Rozario wins silver in the marathon on the last day of competition at the Games in Paris

Australia's Madison de Rosario is silver medalist in the women’s marathon T54.

USA Susannah Scaroni takes bronze.

de Rozario finished 4:23 behind the champion Catherine Debrunner.

The Sydney rider was part of a three-person chasing group for most of the race, but two kilometers from the finish, de Rozario and Scaroni pulled away from the Chinese rider. Zhou Zhaoqian.

And de Rozario stepped up a gear on the home straight and confidently took the silver medal, with Scaroni another 16 seconds behind him.

There is lively conversation between the three medal winners and many smiling faces, which is great to see.

It is an enormous achievement for de Rozario to finish on the podium again in the marathon.

Debrunner was just too good and it is still hard to believe that in Paris she won five gold medals and one silver in every discipline from the 100 metres to the marathon!

Madison de Rosario is now in second place with Susannah Scaroni six seconds behind her.

At kilometer 40 they were just over four minutes behind Debrunnerso we should see them racing towards the finish line soon.

Catherine Debrunner has completed an exceptional Paralympic campaign with a superb performance, winning the Women’s Marathon T54 with a time of 1:41:50.

The Swiss star led from start to finish and was able to keep her lead over the field fully under control throughout the race.

And she has proven that she is currently the most impressive wheelchair racer in the world.

In Paris, she won six medals, including five gold, and was on the podium in all her events from the 100-meter dash to the marathon.

There are only seven kilometers left in the women’s marathon T54 and DeBrunner is still setting a rapid pace – she has a lead of 4:07 minutes.

by Rozario must fight for silver with Scaroni And Zhou.

This trio stayed together for most of the race and it would be tough for any of them to miss the podium.

The leaders in the women’s marathon T54 have covered 30 km, and yes, it is a broken record at this point, but Catherine Debrunner remains in the gold medal position.

The Swiss superstar is now 12 km away from her fifth gold medal at these Games and it seems very unlikely that anyone can catch her at this point.

Australia's Madison de Rosario but is still in the medal fight, she is with Susannah Scaroni And Zhou Zhaoqian, 3:12 behind Debrunner.

Marcel Hug shows another dominant performance and wins the men’s T54 marathon in Paris.

Hug had a 10 second lead halfway through the race before extending his lead in the second half.

He stopped the clock at 1:27.39 and thus came outside the Australian Kurt Fearnley's Paralympic record (1:23.17).

The Swiss has now won three gold medals in a row in the men’s marathon T54.

During his impressive career, he has also won a total of seven gold medals at the Paralympics.

The silver went to China’s Jin Hua (1:31.19), while Japan’s Suzuki boss (1:31.23) took bronze.

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Silver medalist in the Tokyo Men's Marathon (T12) Jary Clifford has decided not to attend the event in Paris.

He only took part in the 1500 m and 5000 m and missed the medals in both. under difficult circumstances.

In the women’s marathon T54 there is no change in the ranking at kilometer 25.

Once again, Catherine Debrunner has pulled further ahead, her lead is 2:29.

And it is the same trio that follows us – by Rozario, ScaroniAnd Zhou.

Less than 10 km before the men’s T54 marathon, the Swiss Marcel Hug remained on course to win his third consecutive Paralympic gold medal in this discipline.

Hug gained a lead of two minutes and 56 seconds over the Japanese Suzuki boss and China's Jin Hua at kilometer 35.

Ok, so we are halfway through the women’s marathon and Catherine Debrunner looks so good at the moment, we hope Madi de Rosario can bring out something special!

How are you out there? This is my current mood:

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They certainly are, Di. We've had so much great action over the last few weeks and the marathons are a great way to kick off the final day.

Swiss superstar Catherine Debrunner shows no signs of slowing down in the women’s marathon T54.

At each checkpoint their lead increases, at the halfway mark it is 2:01.

The good news is the Australian defending champion Madison by Rozario is still in the group of three pursuers, next to Susannah Scaroni And Zhou Zhaoqian.

And this trio is well ahead of the rest of the field, so it looks like the medals will be decided among this quartet.

Debrunner has almost doubled her lead since the last checkpoint, she is 1:12 ahead by Rozario, Scaroni And Zhou in the women’s marathon T54.

After that it is Tatiana McFadden And Manuela Schärwho are 2:24 behind the leader.

de Rozario must take action soon to ensure she stays in touch with Debrunner.

As Amanda reported, Catherine Debrunner is clearly in the lead in the women’s marathon T54.

Debrunner's Swiss teammate Marcel Hug leads the men's T54 race and tries to win his third consecutive Paralympic gold medal in the marathon.

Hug led China’s Jin Hua by 57 seconds at the 25 km mark.

Debrunner seems to be in top form, we have seen a few more shots of her in the coverage, and we cannot see the chasing group in the immediate vicinity.

At the halfway point of the men’s marathon T54 Marcel Hug had a lead of 10 seconds over China's Jin Hua.

Japan's Suzuki boss was in third place, one minute and seven seconds behind Hug.

The athletes have passed the 10 km checkpoint and Debrunner is now 39 seconds ahead.

by Rozario remains in this chasing group, which has now shrunk to three athletes, including China’s Zhou Zhaoqian and the USA Susannah Scaroni.

Australia's co-flag bearer Madison de Rosario is determined to defend her Paralympic marathon title. It's still early, but when can we expect a final result?

The world record in the T53/54 category in this discipline is held by the current leader Catherine Debrunner1:34:16.

by Rozario holds the Paralympic record of 1:38:11.

So we can expect it to end shortly before 6pm AEST.

At kilometer 5 Debrunner is still on her own in the women’s marathon, she has a 16 second lead over by Rozario who is in a group of five pursuing athletes.

Debrunner has been in outstanding form on the track at these Games, winning four gold and one silver medal, and is undoubtedly one of the favorites for this event.