Catherine Debrunner secured her fifth gold medal of this year’s Paralympics with a victory in the women’s wheelchair marathon on Sunday, while Marcel Hug took gold in the men’s race. Overall, the Swiss squad well exceeded its medals target at the Paris Games. Before her victory on Sunday, 29-year-old Debrunner had already won in the 400, 800, 1,500 and 5,000 metres events at the Games. For 38-year-old Hug, it was the third time in a row he had won the 42-kilometre event at the Paralympics. With the marathons marking the last events in Paris, the Swiss delegation ended the Games with a total of 21 medals: eight gold, eight silver and five bronze. The minimum target, to do at least as well as in Tokyo in 2021 (14 medals, including seven gold), was well exceeded. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Debrunner’s exploits were the big Swiss talking point in Paris: along with her haul of five gold medals, the athlete suffered just one “setback”, winning silver in ...
