Rio Paralympics 2016: Scott Martlew
Scott Martlew makes A Final at Rio Paralympics!
Congratulations to Scott Martlew who gave the race of his life to come fourth in the KL3 second semi-final, finishing in just 44.28 secs.
Image thanks to CRNZ
Scott is the first New Zealander to complete in the Paralympics Sprint Canoe, and the third youngest competitor in this year's regatta.
Despite very strong headwinds, the 23 year old finished nearly 2 second faster than his heat time. Martlew stuck to his game plan of cruising to qualify for the Semi, which started just 55 minutes later.
No doubt Scott will have been inspired by the stellar performance of his NZ Team mates who are grabbing medals and smashing records left right and centre. To date, NZ sits 9th on the Medal Table with 8 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals. With a gold medal weighing a hefty 500g, that's a lot of excess baggage!
Scott races in Lane 1, in the A Final, scheduled to start at 1.10am NZ time.
Links to info and live streaming
TVNZ ON Demand Paralympics Page
Live streaming on Duke (TVNZ On Demand website)
Rio Paralympics website: Start list and live results
Leave a message of support on Scott's Facebook Page here
CRNZ Website for latest news and press releases
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