Paralympics: Japan triathletes medal as wheelchair rugby team loses

Japan won its first ever Paralympic triathlon medals on Saturday but its wheelchair rugby players can do no better than bronze after suffering semifinal defeat later in the day.The triathlon competitors endured a sweltering morning in the Tokyo Bay area, though it did not stop Hideki Uda and Satoru Yoneoka from swimming, pedaling and running to Japan's first two Paralympic medals in the sport.Uda was second in the men's PTS4 class, beaten by 3 minutes, 47 seconds by Frenchman Alexis Hanquiquant. Yoneoka finished third, 1:04 behind American Brad Snyder in the men's PTVI event."When I finishe…READ FULL ARTICLE