Paralympic Moments of the Year: 2️⃣2️⃣. Jed Altschwager - newbootoldjeans - and Nikki Ayers - nearlyleglessnikki - of Australia collected the first gold in a new Para rowing event at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. The new event – the PR3 mixed double sculls class – was one of the five medal events in Para rowing at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. For Altschwager, Paris 2024 was his Paralympic debut, and the new event allowed him to shoot straight to the top with partner Ayers, who competed at Tokyo 2020. “A little inside secret is when we took off, I looked down about 100 meters into the race and realised my stroke coach was off. So, I was like, Nikki, my stroke coach is off, so you’re going to have to give me some more calls,” Altschwager said. “That threw a bit of a spanner in the works, but we stayed, we relaxed. We won.” #ParaRowing #Paralympics #Australia #Paris2024