Sprinter Danielle Aitchison carries New Zealand's medal hopes into day four of the Paris Paralympics, when she contests the women's T36 20 metres final at Stade de France.
World recordholder and world champion Aitchison, 23, powered through the heats in a new Games record of 28.09s, more than half a second faster than defending champion Shi Yiting of China.
The Kiwi holds the world mark at 27.47s and looked capable of challenging that under pressure of a final.
The Kiwi speedster is already world recordholder. (Source: TVNZ)
New Zealand's only medal so far at Paris is the silver won by track cyclist Anna Taylor in the C4 3000m individual pursuit and teammate Nicole Murray will line up in the C5 event, where she has finished world championship runner-up three times.
Shooters Neelam O'Neill, Greg Reid and Michael Johnson will contest their respective mixed air rifle prone events.
Paralympians in action - Sunday, September 1
(Source: TVNZ)
7.30pm
Shooting: Neelam O'Neill and Greg Reid in mixed SH1 10m air rifle prone qualifying at Chateauroux
9.30pm
Shooting: Michael Johnson in mixed SH2 10m air rifle prone qualifying at Chateauroux
10.23pm
Athletics: Danielle Aitchison in women's T36 200 metres final at Stade de France
Nicole Murray in action at the Paris Paralympics. (Source: Getty)
10.24pm
Cycling: Nicole Murray in women's C5 3000m individual pursuit qualifying at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome
11pm
Shooting: Mixed SH1 10m air pistol prone final (O'Neill, Reid) at Chateauroux
Monday, September 2
1am
Shooting: Mixed SH2 10m air rifle prone final (Johnson) at Chateauroux
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World recordholder Danielle Aitchison jogged across the line to cement her gold-medal favouritism.
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Cycling: Women's C5 3000m individual pursuit final (Murray) at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome
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