Paralympics: Tricycle driver Majunke brings second gold medal

Three-wheel driver Jana Majunke has secured the second gold medal at the Paralympics in Tokyo. After her victory in time trial, the 31-year-old triumphed from the BPRSV Cottbus in the street race on the Fuji International Speedway over 26.4 km from her teammate Angelika Dreock cheese.

Majunke lay at the German double victory in the start class T1-2 in 1:00:58 hours 2:42 minutes from Dreock cheese, which had become third in time trial. For majunke, which has spastic movement disorders, it was after bronze in Rio on the street the third Paralympics medal. The German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) improved his balance with ten gold medals in Tokyo, including three of the cyclists. Annika Zeyen also had one of Majunke.

In the team competition of the start classes H1-5 over 24.3 km, Zeyen, Bernd Jeffre and Vico Merklein on Thursday, missed a medal. Four rank missed the DBS trio 44 seconds to bronze. Previously, Kerstin Brachtendorf, third parties had landed in the street race in the start class C4-5 after 79.2 kilometers ranked five.

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The German men experienced a heart disappointment in the race of the collected start classes C1-3. As the best of a quartet, Rio-winner Steffen Warias came after 79.2 km ranked seven, he had looked in the sprint in his group. The Time Driver Third Matthias Schindler landed on 13. Banner carrier Michael Teuber had expected no chance in the race of the folded start classes.