Jason Smyth powered to his fifth gold medal at the Paralympics, by winning the men’s 100m event.
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After his successes in Beijing and London, it would be a remarkable triumph.
The youngest member of the Ireland team, 14-year-old Nicole Turner got her extensive swimming programme off to a super start by finishing second in her heat and qualifying as the fourth fastest for tonight’s S6 women’s 50 metres butterfly final (10.18pm, Irish time).
He said: “Jason Smyth’s achievement in winning gold in the 100 metres at the Paralympic Games in Rio is fantastic”.
In today’s final, he produced a time that was just 0.16 off his personal best and beat his closest rival, Namibian Johannes Nambala by 0.14 seconds.
51-year-old Miura Hiroshi of Japan competes during the men’s -49kg Powerlifting event at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 8, 2016.
‘I keep coming to these championships wondering when the fairy-tale’s going to end but long may it keep happening. I think at this stage it’s mental and making sure you’re ready to go and making sure they know you’re ready to go and beat them’.
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The gold never looked in doubt as the fastest Paralympian in the world led from the early moments of the race.
