Paralympics 2016: Rowers lead the way as Team GB make golden start to day four

Paralympics 2016: Rowers lead the way as Team GB make golden start to day four

The comprehensive round-up from all the biggest stories on day four at the Paralympic Games

Great Britain's rowers led the way on a golden start to day four at the Rio Paralympics, which featured a momentous success for Jon-Allan Butterworth, who was injured while serving in Iraq.
Britain's rowers won three gold medals from four finals in a dominant performance.
And Lora Turnham and her pilot Corrine Hall added another track cycling title, before Butterworth combined with Jody Cundy and Louis Rolfe to win the mixed C1-5 team sprint.
Butterworth claimed three silver medals at London 2012 and his gold as part of the team success was significant for British service personnel injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. It was the first time a veteran injured in those conflicts has won Paralympic gold.
The 30-year-old from Sutton Coldfield was a weapons technician working in Basra when he was caught in a rocket attack and had to have his left arm amputated as a result of his injuries.
He joined the Battleback programme - a partnership between the British Paralympic Association and the Ministry of Defence - and now is a Paralympic champion.

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