Japan beat three-time former champions the USA 48-41 in Paris on Monday to say their first gold medal in Paralympics wheelchair rugby.
Katsuya Hashimoto scored 19 tries for Japan, who had secured bronze prior to now two Video games.
The Japanese had additionally crushed the USA within the group phases on Friday on the Champs de Mars Area, within the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
Defeat means the US stays with no gold medal within the occasion, nicknamed “homicide ball”, since 2008.
Earlier, world champions Australia claimed bronze by edging defending gold medallists Britain 50-48 in Paris.
Two-time former winners Australia misplaced out on the possibility to struggle for gold after dropping to Japan within the semi-final on Sunday.
In a good contest with the British, the Australians claimed victory to go one higher than their fourth-place end in Tokyo three years in the past.
“It was good to win convincingly within the remaining minute,” Australia captain Chris Bond mentioned.
“We missed out on the gold medal match, which I feel we had been adequate to be in.
“We used that ache to gasoline us in the present day.”
Britain had began their title defence with victory over Australia of their opening group match on Thursday.
“Ultimately there have been too many errors within the recreation,” Britain’s Gavin Walker mentioned.
“We go into one other rebuilding course of, one other 4 years forward of us and looking out in direction of LA now.”
AFP
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