Paris Paralympics 2024: Singapore’s Yip Pin Xiu wins gold in 100m backstroke S2 event

Singapore swimmer Yip Pin Xiu clinched the gold in the Paris Paralympics women’s 100m backstroke S2 final on Friday (Aug 30), notching a historic three-peat. The defending champion clocked a time of 2:21.73 to clinch Singapore’s first medal of the Paris Games. She finished just ahead of Mexico's silver medalist Haidee Aceves (2:21.79) and Italy's Angela Procida (2:24.48), who took bronze. Read more: https://cna.asia/3Tbeizf (Thumbnail photo: SportSG/Eng Chin An) Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia