Arnold wins Paris bronze as Loughborough’s relay athletes claim silver

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Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock, Zachary Shaw, Ali Smith and Samantha Kinghorn celebrate silver in the 4x100m Universal Relay Final at the Stade de France

Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock, Zachary Shaw, Ali Smith and Samantha Kinghorn celebrate silver in the 4x100m Universal Relay Final at the Stade de France. Image provided by PA / Alamy.

Hollie Arnold has won a third consecutive Paralympic Games medal after winning a brilliant bronze in the Women’s F46 Javelin at Paris 2024.

The Loughborough University-based athlete threw 40.59m in the third round to match her podium place from Tokyo 2020. The 30-year-old now has two bronzes alongside her gold from Rio 2016.

On another night of high sporting drama inside the Stade de France, Loughborough athletes also played a huge role as Great Britain won silver in the 4x100m Universal Relay.

The event, which brings together sprinters from different classifications, featured University-linked Jonnie Peacock, Zac Shaw, and Ali Smith.

Alongside wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn, the quartet clocked a European record time of 46.01 to win silver in blistering fashion. The medal was also confirmed as ParalympicsGB’s 100th of the Paris Games.

Yang Hu anchored China home in a world record 45.07 seconds. The United States claimed bronze (47.32).

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