Canadian Para cyclist Alex Hayward wins 1st world medal with silver in scratch race
Canadian Para cyclist Alexandre Hayward took home his first career world-championship medal on Sunday with silver in the men's C3 scratch race, the country's fourth podium finish of the week in Rio de Janeiro.
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![Canada's Alexandre Hayward, pictured at the 2023 Parapan Am Games, finished just behind two-time Paralympic gold medallist Jaco van Gass of Great Britain in the men's C3 scratch race at the Para track cycling world championships on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. A male Para track cyclist races inside a velodrome.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154305.1711343054!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1801104407.jpg)
Canadian Para cyclist Alexandre Hayward took home his first career world-championship medal on Sunday with silver in the men's C3 scratch race, the country's fourth podium finish of the week in Rio de Janeiro.