Dutchwoman Caroline Groot wins first gold medal of Paris 2024 Paralympics in para track cycling

Caroline Groot of the Netherlands rode to Victory to earn herself the first gold medal at this year's Paro Olympic Games on Thursday in the women's para cycling track C 4-5 500 M time trial the seven time world champion finished the race in 35.56 6 seconds at the national belladrum in Paris over a second faster than silver medalist Marie padet of France the 26-year-old Dutch had broken the world and Par olympic record earlier in the day with a time of 35.3 90 seconds the French cyclist finished in 36.7 seconds while Canadian Kate O'Brien completed the podium with 36.879908 standard bike