Paralympics: Silver lining for Malone

David Malone narrowly missed out on adding to his Sydney gold medal in the S8 100m backstroke final this afternoon in Athens, settling in the end for silver - and Ireland's second medal at the 2004 games.

The Ballinteer swimmer, who turned 27 last week, hit the turn in 34.05 seconds, three-hundredths ahead of his main challenger Travis Mohr of the United States.