France's Mandy François-Elie takes bronze | Women's 200m T37 | Athletics | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

There is Kobzar who won World Championship gold in London in Championship gold in London in 2017. 2017. She is quite the athlete, She is quite the athlete, all-rounder, she took silver all-rounder, she took silver just recently in those European just recently in those European Championships, just missed out Championships, just missed out on the gold medal. on the gold medal. What an exciting morning What an exciting morning session it was, the Paralympic session it was, the Paralympic record being broken not once record being broken not once but twice. but twice. Roberts in nine, Kobzar in lane Roberts in nine, Kobzar in lane eight. eight. Zhang in lane seven for China. Zhang in lane seven for China. Cheryl James of South Africa in Cheryl James of South Africa in six. six. Francois-Elie in lane five. Francois-Elie in lane five. Next to the reigning champion Next to the reigning champion from China, Wen. from China, Wen. Slanova will go in lane three. Slanova will go in lane three. A packed field. Will it deliver us something special? Away with no problems at all. Francois-Elie got away quick Francois-Elie got away quick but fastest on the upside, the but fastest on the upside, the second of the Chinese athlete second of the Chinese athlete Fenfen Jiang who is working Fenfen Jiang who is working hard around that bend. hard around that bend. She has been overtaken now by She has been overtaken now by Wen. Wen. Trying to get up there is Trying to get up there is Francois-Elie who is tightening Francois-Elie who is tightening up. up. Wen is five metres out in Wen is five metres out in front. front. As she goes across the line, As she goes across the line, Francois-Elie in second. Francois-Elie in second. 26.59 seconds, a new world 26.59 seconds, a new world record coming into a slight record coming into a slight headwind, for the Chinese who headwind, for the Chinese who has retained that Paralympic has retained that Paralympic gold medal she won in Rio five gold medal she won in Rio five years ago. years ago. That is half a second she has That is half a second she has trained almost of her world trained almost of her world record from Dubai. record from Dubai. She wasn't even that quickly She wasn't even that quickly away from the start but she ran away from the start but she ran a beautiful bend and was so a beautiful bend and was so nicely positioned in lane four nicely positioned in lane four to see what was happening to see what was happening outside her. outside her. And then into the straight and And then into the straight and away. away. 26.58 the ratified time for a 26.58 the ratified time for a new world record. new world record. With Jiang Fenfen, a lifetime With Jiang Fenfen, a lifetime best for her. best for her. And it is France who picks up And it is France who picks up the bronze medal. the bronze medal. Just one 100th of a second Just one 100th of a second between silver and bronze. between silver and bronze. Jiang Fenfen on the outside Jiang Fenfen on the outside made a good start unexpectedly. made a good start unexpectedly. Perfectly positioned, Wen, just Perfectly positioned, Wen, just ran down Francois-Elie, and ran down Francois-Elie, and scooted away. scooted away. Francois-Elie found a second Francois-Elie found a second wind but not enough. wind but not enough. And this is a world record And this is a world record time. time. And Jiang Fenfen just caught And Jiang Fenfen just caught Francois-Elie to sneak second. Francois-Elie to sneak second. The corner when man was The corner when man was absolutely brilliant. absolutely brilliant. You saw Francois-Elie tarring You saw Francois-Elie tarring up in the last 50 metrese which up in the last 50 metrese which is what can happen in the is what can happen in the coordination impairment coordination impairment category, they can tighten up category, they can tighten up as the lactic acid builds up in as the lactic acid builds up in the body. the body. China, on top of the medal China, on top of the medal table, as they had been at table, as they had been at every Paralympic Games since every Paralympic Games since Athens. Athens. Francois-Elie in the middle, Francois-Elie in the middle, doesn't look thrilled to be doesn't look thrilled to be there at the moment. there at the moment. But she has picked up a bronze But she has picked up a bronze medal. Two Paralympic records we have seen in the early session, seen in the early session, added to a world record from added to a world record from when with this wonderful when with this wonderful running style. running style. She just holds her line as she She just holds her line as she gets towards that finish line. gets towards that finish line. But how relaxed she is. But how relaxed she is. She hasn't tightened up at all, She hasn't tightened up at all, she looks very strong. she looks very strong. Wen Xiaoyan is again the Wen Xiaoyan is again the Paralympic