Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway.

Winnipeg香蕉视频直播檚 Leanne Taylor became the first Canadian woman to win a Paralympic triathlon medal with a bronze in the women香蕉视频直播檚 class Monday.

Calgary香蕉视频直播檚 Stefan Daniel was leading his men香蕉视频直播檚 race when he crashed his bike into a barricade and was knocked out of contention.

The veteran won silver when para triathlon made its Paralympic debut in Rio in 2016, and was a bronze medallist three years ago in Tokyo.

The five-time world champion, who was born with club hands, is ranked world No.1 in his PTS5 classification.

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Para triathlon is a 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and 5k run.

Taylor pumps a handcycle during the bike leg. Her run is a wheelchair race.

The 32-year-old stepped onto the podium six years after she was paralyzed from the waist down in a mountain biking accident.

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With eventual winner Lauren Parker of Australia and silver medallist Kendall Gretsch of the United States well out front, Taylor girded herself to hunt down Brazil香蕉视频直播檚 Jessica Ferreira for a medal after the transition to the wheelchair race.

But Ferreira香蕉视频直播檚 crash after the transition to the wheelchair race put Taylor in medal position.

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Fortune did not favour Daniel.

Fifth after his Seine swim, Daniel had charged to the front with just over 5k remaining on the bike when he misjudged a hairpin turn and flew into the barricades.

The 27-year-old continued to race once he knew his bike was still operational, but his bid for another Paralympic medal was over.

Daniel香蕉视频直播檚 face crumpled as he near the finished line.

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He was composed after he was treated for scrapes in the medical tent.

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His teammate Kamylle Frenette of Dieppe, N.B., was fourth among PTS5 women.

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Seine香蕉视频直播檚 water quality headaches that plagued Olympic triathlon continued into the Paralympics.

Taylor香蕉视频直播檚 race initially schedule for Monday was shifted to Sunday and then back again.

Daniel and Frenette saw their start times shuffled Sunday and ultimately their triathlons delayed a day.

Athletes awoke wondering if they would race, or if their triathlons would be reduced to a duathlon of a bike and a run.

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Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press