Paralympic Games 2024: Day two gold medals and highlights

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Maisie Summers-Newton defended her SM6 women's 200m individual medley title from Tokyo

The medals keep coming for ParalympicsGB in Paris.

The second day of action saw them claim four golds and they are now second in the medal table.

Here's some of the highlights from day two at the Games.

Who won gold for ParalympicsGB on Day two?

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Lizzie Jordan and pilot Danni Khan got gold in the para cycling women's B 1000m time trial

There were four golds added to the table in track cycling and swimming.

Tully Kearney and Maisie Summers-Newton defended their para swimming titles from Tokyo, with gold in S5 women's 100m freestyle for Tully and SM6 women's 200m individual medley title for Maisie.

In the velodrome Lizzi Jordan and pilot Danni Khan won para cycling women's B 1000m time trial gold.

Also in para cycling Jaco van Gassmen got gold in the C3 3,000m individual pursuit.

Who else won medals from ParalympicGB?

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Paralympic cyclist Matt Robertson chats to Martin after winning bronze.

The velodrome was particulary busy with Blaine Hunt winning men's C4-5 1,000m time trial silver, while Matthew Robertson claimed men's C2 3,000m individual pursuit bronze.

Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl were up on the podium with Lizzi Jordan and Danni Khan to receive bronze for the para cycling women's B 1000m time trial.

What else happened on Day two?

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Agripino Dos Santos Julio Cesar of Brasil won gold and a new record in the men's 5000m class T11 on day two

Brazil’s Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos claimed the first Para athletics gold medal beating the previous men’s 5000m T11 world record by more than five seconds.

Di Dongdong of China broke a world record soaring to 6.85 metres in the men’s long jump T11 to defend his Paralympic title.

Zakia Khudadadi, from Afghanistan, became the first member of the Paralympic Refugee team to win a medal in Paris with bronze in the K44 -47kg Para-taekwondo category.