Canada's Nathan Clement cycles to silver in T1-2 road time trial for 1st career Paralympic medal

Canadian cyclist Nathan Clement has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

The 29-year-old from West Vancouver was second in the men's T1-2 individual road time trial.

Clement held the second-fastest time throughout the race behind defending gold-medallist Chen Jianxin of China, finishing the 14.1-kilometre course in 22 minutes 53.36 seconds for his first career Paralympic medal.

Chen topped the podium with a time of 21:35.78, while Belgium's Tim Celen took bronze in 23:27.64.

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Clement swam for Canada in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro before switching to cycling. He was making his Paralympic cycling debut.

The Canadian is the reigning world champion in the T1-2 classification, in which athletes ride three-wheeled bikes for stability.

He earned Canada's fourth cycling medal in Paris after three bronze in track cycling.

Clement won time trial silver in his road world-championship debut in 2022 before capturing gold in the event at the 2023 worlds and Parapan American Games.

He is also set to compete in the men's T1-2 road race on Saturday at 6:45 a.m. ET, with live streaming coverage available on CBC Gem, the Paris 2024 website and the Paris 2024 mobile app.

Clement began swimming at age 15 to help regain mobility in his left side after suffering a stroke caused by chicken pox at age two. He swam to a Canadian record in the 50-metre butterfly while finishing seventh in Rio.

Canadian Para swimmer Nicholas Bennett will go for his third medal of these games after posting the fastest qualifying time in the men's S14 individual medley on Wednesday.

Bennett touched the wall in 2:09.93 at Paris La Défense Arena.

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