Guyana’s first and only Paralympian, Walter Grant- Stuart, hit the road for the first time yesterday when he competed in the Men’s C5 Time Trial Road race at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Guyana’s Walter Grant-Stewart in the Men’s C5 Time Trial at Fuji International Speedway during day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. Picture date: Tuesday August 31, 2021. (Photo by Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images)
Clocking 1 hour, 4 minutes and 17 seconds (1:04:17.69) over 32 kilometers, Grant- Stuart finished 13th from a pool of 15 riders. The race was won by Netherlands’ Daniel Abraham Gebru in 42 minutes, 46 seconds (42:46.45), while Ukraine’s Yehor Dementyev (43:19.11) and Australia’s Alistair Donohoe (43:36.80) completed the podium.
Grant-Stuart will race into action again on Friday, September 3, at the Fuji International Speedway, in the Men’s C4-5 Time Trial. The race is scheduled for 9.30 am, which translates to 8.30pm local time on the same day.
The Guyanese rider, who has been on the local circuit for a number of years, qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Games back in 2018.
