Tokyo Paralympics: GB beat USA to win first wheelchair rugby gold
Great Britain secured a tense 54-49 victory over the USA to win their first wheelchair rugby gold at a Paralympic Games.
The European champions led from the start but the US kept the scoreline tight until GB pulled away in a dramatic final quarter.
Captain Jim Roberts scored 24 tries as his side secured an historic win in Tokyo.
Britain previously lost bronze-medal play-offs at the 2004 and 2008 Games.
Earlier, hosts Japan, who GB beat 55-49 to reach the final, stunned two-time defending champions Australia to win the bronze-medal match 60-52.
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