Tristen Chernove of Cranbrook, BC, has won Canada’s second medal of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Chernove will be brining home silver in the men’s C2 300-meter individual pursuit. Liang Guihau of China, who set a new Paralympic in qualifiers earlier in the day, pulled ahead of Chernove in the last half of the race to claim gold.
Chernove will be competing Saturday in the men’s 1000 m time trial on the track. Next week, he will move to the road cycling events, competing in the time trial and road race. For Chernove’s full paralympic schedule in Rio, click here. To watch events live, visit CBC’s online streaming here.
Paralympic #silver in the Individual Pursuit for @TristenChernove! pic.twitter.com/nOWMrI7hce
— Cycling BC (@CyclingBC) September 9, 2016
MEDAL ALERT| Canada’s Tristen Chernove races to silver in men’s cycling C2 3,000-metre individual pursuit https://t.co/BjyZ1yNR4b
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) September 9, 2016
Tristen Chernove claims #silver in #CyclingTrack, the 2nd of the day for Canada https://t.co/54XkeFIFdW pic.twitter.com/UW5B1rKKbe
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) September 9, 2016
