Record Breaker: Team UK Athlete Lifts Heaviest Weight Invictus Games Has Ever Seen

Team UK athlete Martin Tye has won gold in the Men's Heavyweight IP6 by lifting 206kg - the heaviest weight the Invictus Games has ever seen.

There was further success in the powerlifting as Abbie Kasparis won bronze lifting 39kg and Lee Matthews also won Bronze in the Men's Lightweight IP4 with 122 kg.

Jennifer Yarwood just missed out on a bronze medal coming in fourth place in the Women's Heavyweight IP3 lifting 60kg.

At the Aquatic Centre, Michael Goody secured double gold in the Men's ISC 50m Freestyle and Men's ISC 50m Backstroke.

In the same race UK's Alex Dewar won bronze.

Then, in the Men's ISC 50m Breaststroke Alex won silver and Michael won bronze. Then the pair swapped it all up again when Goody won silver and Dewar won bronze in Men's ISC 100m Freestyle.

Mark Ormrod has medalled in all three of his races, winning gold in the Men's ISA 50m Breaststroke and Men's ISA 100m Freestyle, then silver in the Men's ISA 50m Freestyle.

Rachel Williamson has won three silver medals, coming in second place in the Women's ISC 50m Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke.

She then went on to win bronze in the Women's ISC 100m Freestyle.

Richard Gamble meanwhile secured a bronze medal in the Men's ISD 50m Backstroke.

To top off a fantastic British showing in the pool  Team UK the Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay won silver.

The wheelchair rugby stadium was packed for the heats on Wednesday.

Team UK played and beat, Team USA, France and The Unconquered Team, the latter a team made up of a mix of nations.

They did lose out to Team Australia but are looking strong heading into tomorrow semi-finals where they will play Team USA again.

The Team UK Medal Tally:

• 14 Gold
• 14 Silver
• 12 Bronze

Total: 43 medals

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