She becomes only Singapore's fourth Paralympic medallist, joining swimmers Yip Pin Xiu, Theresa Goh and equestrian Laurentia Tan in the history books.
She becomes only Singapore's fourth Paralympic medallist, joining swimmers Yip Pin Xiu, Theresa Goh and equestrian Laurentia Tan in the history books.
On the way to the final, Tan had beaten Aubert 6-1 in the preliminary pool round, but the French world number 16 turned things around in the final. He or she also receives an additional point for every ball that sits closer to the jack than their opponent’s closest ball.Singapore's Jeralyn Tan poses with the Singapore flag during her boccia finals match against France’s Aurelie Aubert on Sep 2, 2024, at the Paris Paralympics.
It rendered her one point short of the necessary and she took silver - while her French opponent was left in tears of joy at being crowned champion.
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