Para track cyclist Kate O’Brien adds silver medal to Canadian tally at world championships

Scotland: Apna Punjab Media: Canada’s national cycling team added to its medal tally at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland on Sunday, as Kate O’Brien claimed silver on Day 4 of competition.
The 35-year-old from Calgary reached the podium in the women’s C4 500-metre time trial, adding to an impressive resumé in the event that includes silver at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. She also won gold at the 2020 world championships and silver at last year’s worlds.
O’Brien crossed the line in 38.136 seconds at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, only trailing Great Britain’s Kadeena Cox, who won with a time of 35.961.
It feels amazing to win a medal,” O’Brien said. “Training is always a mobile plan: this is the best performance I’ve had in the last three competitions, so I think training is in the right direction.
“Still have some things to work on, but this has given some good information on what we need to hit a bit. My plan moving forward is to have some stable training and therapy, get some equipment fitting and come back to win gold next year.
The podium is Canada’s fifth at these worlds, building on a four-medal performance from Friday that saw Bodhi Kuhn of Rossland, B.C., win silver in the junior men’s mountain bike downhill. Esta Bovill (women 45-49), Pascal Herve (men 55-59) and Michelle Gagnon (women 19-34) added medals in the Gran Fondo, winning a silver and two bronze, respectively.