Canadian track cyclists Keely Shaw and Alexandre Hayward both won individual pursuit bronze medals at the Paris Paralympics on Friday.

Shaw won the bronze-medal race in the women's C4 3,000-metre event for the second straight Games, while Hayward stormed to victory in the men's C3 classification for his first career Paralympic medal.

The 30-year-old Shaw, who hails from Midale, Sask., beat Samantha Bosco of the United States by 1.6 seconds in the head-to-head race with a time of three minutes 46.942 seconds at the National Velodrome.

"Winning one medal at the Paralympics is pretty incredible but to repeat three years later is absolutely incredible," Shaw said.

"I didn't even allow myself to hope for this. The sport has come so far since Tokyo with the times getting progressively faster and faster. I was hoping just to get into the medal match, to get a bit of redemption on the American.''

Shaw claimed bronze in the event three years ago in Tokyo and has also won two silvers and a bronze at the Para track cycling world championships.

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Canada's Keely Shaw claims Paralympic bronze medal

Keely Shaw of Midale, Sask., won the Paralympic track cycling C4 3,000m individual pursuit bronze medal Friday in Paris.

In pursuit, each rider tries to both post the fastest time and attempt to overtake the other cyclist before the end of the race.

The 27-year-old Hayward clocked a time of 3:24.865 to defeat Spain's Eduardo Santas by 3.8 seconds.

"To share this moment with the people who have been by my side for the last 12 years is probably what I'll remember the most about today,'' Hayward said. "They knew me before my injury and they stuck by me after the injury.''

The former wheelchair basketball player from Quispamsis, N.B., advanced to the medal race earlier on Day 2 with the fourth-fastest qualifying time (3:26.940). He made his Paralympic debut in Paris.

Canada has won four medals at these Games — all bronze.

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Alexandre Hayward claims Paralympic bronze medal for Canada

Alexandre Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B., won Friday's Paralympic track cycling C3 3,000m individual pursuit bronze medal in Paris.

Shaw finished third overall among the field of eight riders in the women's qualifying heats in 3:44.012.

She races in the C4 category for athletes with lower-limb impairment, while Hayward's C3 classification is for athletes with moderate upper or lower limb dysfunction.

Australia's Emily Petricola broke her own world record from the Tokyo Games to reach the women's gold-medal race, dominating the field in a time of 3:35.856. The 44-year-old successfully defended her Paralympic title against New Zealand's Anna Taylor.

Great Britain's Jaco van Gass also lowered his world record set in Tokyo with a qualifying mark of 3:15.488 in the men's heats. He beat fellow British cyclist Finlay Graham to repeat as Paralympic champion.

Roxon qualifies for 100m breaststroke final

Canadian Para swimmer Katarina Roxon advanced to the women's 100m breaststroke SB8 final on Friday, becoming the first woman to compete in the sport at five Paralympics.

The Kippens, N.L., native finished third in the first of two qualifying heats, touching the wall in 1:26.70 for the sixth-fastest time among the eight who qualified at La Defense Arena.

Roxon, who was born missing her left arm below the elbow, won Paralympic gold in the same event gold at Rio 2016 and helped Canada claim bronze in the women's 4x100m relay three years ago in Tokyo.

She served as one of Canada's flag-bearers in the opening ceremony alongside wheelchair basketball legend Pat Anderson.

Sebastian Massabie, of Toronto, placed fifth in the men's 100m freestyle S4 final later on Friday, finishing just 0.2 seconds off the podium in 1:22.53 — breaking his own Canadian record for the second time of the day.

The 19-year-old previously lowered it to 1:23.80 with a second-place finish in his qualifying heat, the fourth-fastest overall time.

Humboldt's Wassermann makes debut

Humboldt bus crash survivor Jacob Wassermann made his Paralympic debut in the men's PR1 single sculls rowing event, less than two years into competing in the sport.

The 24-year-old Humboldt, Sask., native didn't directly qualify for the final, finishing last in his heat, but he will have another chance to advance in Saturday's repechage round.

Wassermann clocked a time of 11:22.35 in the 2,000m race at Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium, drawing cheers and applause as he crossed the finish. He will compete in the first of two repechage races on Saturday at 4:10 a.m. ET, with the fastest two rowers in each advancing to the Sunday's final.

The 24-year-old is one of 13 survivors of the 2018 tragedy, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.

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Other Canadian results:

• Wheelchair racer Anthony Bouchard advanced to Friday's final in the men's 400m T52 event, scheduled for 1:12 p.m. ET.
• Alison Levine reached the quarterfinals of the women's BC4 boccia tournament, defeating Ukraine's Nataliia Konenko 5-3 in her final group-stage match for a 2-1 record. She will compete against world No. 1 Leidy Chica Chica of Colombia on Saturday.
• Fellow boccia player Iulian Ciobanu defeated Malaysia's Abdul Razzaq Abdul Rahman 6-4 for his first win in the men's BC4 tournament, while Danick Allard lost 11-1 to Indonesia's Felix Ardi Yudha in the BC2 classification.
• Kyle Tremblay advanced to the 1/8 round in the men's individual compound archery competition with a 140-135 win over Italy's Matteo Bonacina. He will face Austria's Michael Meier on Sunday at 10:04 a.m. ET.
• Canada's women's goalball team lost 2-1 to Japan, falling to a 1-1 record in Pool D.
• Charlotte Bolton finished 10th in the women's shot put F41 final.