ATHENS, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Australia proved to be a powerhouse in the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games as its riders dominated three of the four track cycling finals here on Tuesday.

    In the women's B1-3 tandem sprint, Australian Lindy Hou with Janelle Lindsday (pilot), bronze medallists in tandem time trial, beat Britain duo and tandem time trial champions Aillen McGlynn and Helen Hunter (pilot) in the final racing, with a time of 13.174 seconds in the first ride and 12.819 in the second.

    Hou was the Paralympic gold medal list, while McGlynn took the silver.

    The bronze went to American rider Karissa Whitsell with Katie Compton (pilot) who defeated Lyn Lepore of Australia and Jenny MacPherson (pilot) by 13.925 in the first ride. The Australian duo had a DNS in the second ride.

    Briton Darren Kenny was crowned champion in the CP 3 3km individual pursuit by setting a new world record of 3:46.260. TheBritish Paralympic and European champion defeated Spain's Javier Otxoa who raced 3:54.173 to grab the silver. Australia's Andrew Panazzolo raced to a time of 3:58.868 for the bronze.

    Gold came together with a new world record Australian rider Christopher Scott. The Paralympic and world champion in the road time trial in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Games triumphed again in the Athens Velodrome. He dominated the CP 4 3Km individual pursuit at 3:32.958 - a new world and Paralympic record, beating teammate Peter Homann who won the silver in 3:41.437.

    Jiri Bouska of Czech Republic captured the bronze at 3:46.623, overtaking fellow countryman Lubos Jirka who clocked at 3:52.216.

    Australian Greg Ball dominated the men's LC1-4 1km time trial, winning the gold medal by setting a new world and Paralympic record in the Class LC4 in a time of 1:21.767. Frenchman Laurent Thirionet also set a new world and Paralympic record of 1:19.294 in Class LC3, but took second place because of a highest factor compared to the Australian. German Tobias Graf had broken the world record in the Class LC3 before Thirionet's ride, racing at 1:19.754. Graf claimed the bronze. Enditem