Paralympics Day 5: France adds more medals to its overall tally

Added to a silver in table tennis, bronze was the colour of the day for France with medals in powerlifting, judo, rowing, athletics and fencing on day five of the Paralympic Games. 63 finals were contested overall, of which 20 took place in the athletic stadium in Tokyo.

Early in the day, Nathalie Benoit added to France's medal tally after claiming bronze in the PR1 Women's Single Sculls event. Birgit Lovise Roek