Tokyo Paralympics: Dunlevy secures second cycling gold medal in Tokyo

Crawley-born cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy bagged gold at the Fuji International Speedway this morning for the Republic of Ireland, taking her medal tally to three at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Katie-George Dunlevy (right) and Eve McCrystal, pictured receiving silver in the B 3,000m individual pursuit, won her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics this morning. Picture by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty ImagesKatie-George Dunlevy (right) and Eve McCrystal, pictured receiving silver in the B 3,000m individual pursuit, won her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics this morning. Picture by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images
Katie-George Dunlevy (right) and Eve McCrystal, pictured receiving silver in the B 3,000m individual pursuit, won her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics this morning. Picture by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images

Dunlevy, alongside pilot Eve McCrystal, posted a time of 2.35.53 in the women's B road race to see off Swedish pair Louise Jannering and Anna Svaerdstroem, and British duo Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl.

Dunlevy and McCrystal claimed silver in the B 3,000m individual pursuit on Saturday before taking gold in the women’s B time trial on Tuesday.

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Speaking to Irish broadcaster RTÉ, Dunlevy said: "I’ve always wanted to win that at the Paralympics.

"In London I was fifth in the road race and then I got silver in Rio. To win in Tokyo is a dream come true.

“It was a really challenging race. The Swedish were really technically very good and on the downhills we were losing ground to them. If they went ahead of us, we had to use a lot of effort to get it back.”

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