The opening game of Day 2 at the Carioca Arena saw the Argentina Women’s Team put up a gritty performance against Great Britain in Pool A.

A stunning first six minutes by Great Britain saw the team race to a 13-0; Argentina hit back with a fantastic basket but the GB Women ended the opening quarter ahead by 20-2. Argentina continued to fight back in the second, tripling their points tally, but Great Britain led by 34-6 at half time.

The third quarter saw the GB Women move to a 55-9 advantage, but Argentinaโ€™s gritty performance then saw them double their score in the final 10 minutes of the game โ€“ pressuring Great Britain at both ends of the court. It was, however, the GB team who secured victory by 79-20.

Argentina Head Coach Carlos Cardarelli said: โ€œIt was a very difficult game and very intensive. Argentina played defence very well, but Great Britain is one of the best teams in the world.

โ€œTomorrow, itโ€™s going to be very difficult too because Canada are champions of the world.โ€

Great Britainโ€™s Katie Morrow earned her first Paralympic points and said: โ€œThe support of all the guys in the audience and on the bench really helped me. I think itโ€™s just a massive win for us today.

โ€œWith Germany tomorrow, weโ€™ve had a few games where weโ€™ve them and theyโ€™ve beaten us, so time will tell.โ€

Full match statistics click hereย https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/wheelchair-basketball-womens-group-a-preliminary-wb-5