In the women's 5000 m at the Paralympics, three Swiss wheelchair athletes are in the final with ten other athletes.
Catherine Debrunner won her preliminary heat, in which Manuela Schär, like Patricia Eachus, came third in the other heat.
Debrunner made a big impression at the Para World Championships a year ago, which were also held in Paris. The 29-year-old from Thurgau won four gold medals - including in the 5000 m - and one silver. She has also held the world record in the 5000 m since this February. The 39-year-old Schär, who is competing in her last track races in Paris, won silver over this distance at the Paralympics in Tokyo three years ago. The final will take place on Saturday at 10.40 am.
Fabian Blum, meanwhile, also made it into the final in the 400 m, finishing second in his preliminary heat. The 29-year-old from Lucerne recorded the fifth-best time overall. Meanwhile, 52-year-old Beat Bösch was eliminated, having coped less well with the rain and finishing second last in his heat.
