Daphne Schrager tells of ‘surreal’ moment Jackie Chan presented her silver medal

Great Britain’s Daphne Schrager after winning sliver (Adam Davy/PA)
Great Britain’s Daphne Schrager after winning sliver (Adam Davy/PA)

Paralympic cyclist Daphne Schrager described the “surreal” moment she hugged actor Jackie Chan after he presented her silver medal, saying she will celebrate her performance with coffee and a croissant.

Schrager secured Britain’s maiden podium place in France by clinching silver in the women’s C1-3 3000m individual pursuit on Thursday, finishing second to China’s Xiaomei Wang in the final.

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