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Four medals for Swiss at Paralympics at weekend

Heinz Frei has clinched his second gold medal for Switzerland at the Paralympics, winning the 48.4km-long hand-bike road race.

Manuela Schär took bronze in the women’s 200m-wheelchair event on Sunday – bringing the Swiss medal tally to eight.

It is the 14th gold medal at Paralympic Games for the 50-year-old Frei.

On Saturday, Beat Bösch won silver in the 100m-wheelchair race, while Philippe Horner took bronze in archery.

The Swiss delegation aims for at least 11 medals during the games which run until September 19, at the site of the Summer Olympics.

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