Paralympic newsletter: Canada's best day so far, and what to watch Thursday

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Canada doubled its gold-medal count today in Paris as swimmer Nicholas Bennett and shot putter Greg Stewart both topped the podium, while swimmer Reid Maxwell and road cyclist Nathan Clement each grabbed a silver.

Bennett, a 20-year-old athlete with autism, set a new Paralympic record in the men's 200m individual medley SM14 to capture his second gold and third overall medal of the Games. He won the 100m breaststroke on Monday for Canada's first gold and also took silver in the 200m freestyle. Bennett is the first Canadian man in 20 years to win multiple swimming gold medals at a single Paralympic Games.

The 7-foot-2 Stewart, born without a lower left arm, repeated as the men's shot put F46 champion after coming out of retirement to defend his title. He has no plans to walk away this time. "I'm going to go on to L.A.," Stewart said, referencing the site of the 2028 Paralympics.

Maxwell, 17, who is Canada's youngest athlete in Paris, won his silver in the men's 400m freestyle S8. Clement, a Paralympic swimmer before he switched to cycling and won four medals at the world championships, got his silver in the men's T1-2 individual time trial. It's the first Paralympic medal for both athletes.

The four-medal haul on Day 7 brought Canada's tally to 17 medals — four gold, six silver and seven bronze — with four days of competition left. Here's the full medal table. 

Other key Canadian results:

* The Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team defeated Germany 71-53 in the quarterfinals as Kady Dandeneau once again led the way with 33 points and 16 rebounds. Canada will face the defending champion Netherlands