American women sweep in paratriathlon debut

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Before racing in the women's Paralympic triathlon Sunday, U.S. athletes Allysa Seely, Haley Danisewicz and Melissa Stockwell talked about it being the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They had hopes of hearing the U.S. national anthem from the podium.

They all did, after sweeping the medals in the PT2 class in triathlon's Paralympic debut. Grace Norman also won gold in the women's PT4 class.

"It's a great day for America," said Danisewicz, who won silver, finishing 48 seconds behind Seely's winning time of 1 hour, 22 minutes and 55 seconds. "On some very, very small level, it proves that Americans have a really great spirit and that whatever setbacks,…