Tokyo News Day 2 - August 26th, 2021

Written By Mackenzie Soldan

Day 2 saw the US Team win its first gold medal of the Games, and featured some wins in wheelchair basketball, goalball, wheelchair rugby, and more. Check out the results from the second day of competition below and find out what to watch next!

We have launched a worldwide campaign to make Tokyo the most-watched Games ever. To get the message of this campaign out to the world, we are using the hashtag #TokyoWatchParty and encourage everyone to post themselves tuning in. Tag 2 or more friends to challenge them to do the same. Invite everyone to turn their eyes toward Tokyo over the next couple of weeks and let's spur the change we know is possible!

Today’s Top Results

Goalball

  • USA Men's Goalball started with a big win over defending world champs Brazil! Team USA overcame their penalties and locked in defensively to come out on top 8-6 in their first game of pool play.

  • Calahan Young led the way with 4 goals.

Swimming

  • 17-year-old Anastasia Pagonis won Team USA’s 1st gold medal of the Tokyo Games- breaking the World Record twice in the Women’s 400m freestyle S11! She dominated the race finishing nearly a half a length ahead of everyone else.

  • 17-year-old Gia Pergolini also won gold and broke the world record in the Women's 100m Backstroke S13.

Wheelchair Basketball

  • The Team USA women (defending gold medalists) won their second round of pool play against Spain, putting on a dominant performance by the young team.

  • Rose Hollerman led in scoring with 20 points, and Courtney Ryan followed closely with 18 points.

  • The Team USA men (defending gold medalists) took on Germany in a closely contested game up until the end. They came away with a win of 58-55.

  • Brian Bell was the top scorer with 20 points, and Matt Scott contributed 4 points and 10 assists.

Wheelchair Rugby

  • Team USA beat Canada with a close final score of 58 to 54.

  • Chuck Aoki led the scoring with an incredible 30 tries.

Track Cycling

  • Americans Aaron Keith and Chris Murphy just missed out on making it to the podium in their prospective races.

Table Tennis

  • Tahl Leibovitz is entering his 6th Paralympic Games with a world ranking of #10 for class 9 (standing). Tahl had a dominant second-round performance to win 3-0 over Spain’s Pérez Gonzalez.

  • 21-year-old athlete Jenson van Emburgh is currently ranked #10 in the world for class 3 (seated). Jenson had a dominant performance to win 3-0 in his second-round match against Svatos (CZE).

Wheelchair Fencing

  • Americans Terry Hayes, Ellen Geddes, and Shelby Jensen continued in competition on Thursday, unfortunately falling to some tough competition.

Equestrian

  • American Beatrice da Lavelette and Kate Shoemaker move on to the Freestyle round in their Paralympic debut.


To follow along with the results in real-time, here are a few resources to help:
Daily Schedule of Events
NBC Sports App
TV and Streaming Guide

What To Watch

Catch some of the ACS Paralympians in action Thursday night and Friday morning.
Matt Scott: Team USA Men's Wheelchair Basketball
Chuck Aoki: Team USA Wheelchair Rugby
Calahan Young: Team USA Men's Goalball
Eliana Mason: Team USA Women's Goalball
Mallory Weggemann: Swimming
Lex Gillette: Track and FieldHere is the TV Schedule for Thursday Night/Friday morning:

Track & Field, Wheelchair Rugby, Cycling, Goalball, Wheelchair Tennis6p-12a PT NBCSN (Live Stream)
Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Judo12a-6a PTNBCSN (Live Stream)


Individual Sports TV Schedule:

Men's Wheelchair Basketball
USA vs Iran (M) 1:00 a.m. PT Live Stream

Wheelchair Rugby
USA vs Great Britain 1:30 a.m. PT Live Stream

Track and Field
Session 1 5:30 p.m. PT Live Stream

Session 2 3:00 a.m. PT Live Stream

Track Cycling
Time Trial (Women's C1-3) 6:00 p.m. PT Live Stream

Individual Pursuit Qualifying. 6:36 p.m. PT Live Stream

Time Trials (2 Classes)1 9:20 p.m. PT Live Stream

Individual Pursuit Finals 11:15 p.m. PT Live Stream

Swimming
Swimming Heats 5:00 p.m. PT Live Stream

Swimming Finals 1:00 a.m. PT Live Stream

Wheelchair Tennis
Center Court: Part 1 7 p.m. PT Live Stream

Center Court: Part 2 11:30 p.m. PT Live Stream

Goalball
USA vs Japan (M) 9:15 p.m. PT Live Stream

USA vs Egypt (W) 3:00 a.m. PT Live Stream

Equestrian
Dressage Individual Test: Grade I 12:00 a.m. PT Live Stream

Dressage Individual Test: Grade III 3:00 a.m. PT Live Stream


Today's schedule can also be seen at NBCOlympics.com

Mackenzie Soldan
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