Canada’s Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze, heartbreak for Daniel [Video]

PARIS –

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

Winnipeg’s Leanne Taylor became the first Canadian woman to win a Paralympic triathlon medal with a bronze in the women’s class Monday.

Calgary’s Stefan Daniel was leading his men’s 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.

After a schedule shuffle and then delays because of the Seine River’s water quality, races in 11 different classes got underway — with multiple classes on course simultaneously — at the ornate Pont Alexandre bridge.

Para triathlon is a 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and …