After the gold rush on Wednesday, the morning of day four for Athletics will definitely be less busy with only four medal events being contested.
On the field, there will be the Women's Javelin F57/58 (wheelchair athletes with different levels of spinal cord injuries and amputations) and the Men's Discus F35/36 (ambulant athletes with different levels of cerebral palsy).
In the Women's event, the athletes to look out for are gold and silver medalists from Athens 2004, Sofia Djelal of Algeria and Echuria Njideka Iyazi of Nigeria. Iyaizi won gold in the Women's Shot Put F57/58 on Tuesday.
On the Men's Discus F35/36 start list are former medalists from the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games and the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. Duane Strydom of South Africa, Edgar Bergs of Latvia and Thierry Cibone of France will be ready to show off their strength and skill.
On the track, there are a number of silver medal winners from Athens and Sydney, who will definitely be hoping to better their records. Said Gomez of Panama, silver medalist in Athens, will compete in the Men's 5000m T13 (athletes with different levels of visual impairment). However, it was Henry Kiprono Kirwa of Kenya and Tim Prendergast of New Zealand who stood out during the heats on Tuesday.
In the Women's 200m T52 event, Pia Schmid of Switzerland and Tanaka Teruyo of Japan will be the women to watch out for. Kerri Morgan and Mallerie Badgett of the United States of America are also in this event with competitive season's best times.
(BOCOG September 11, 2008)