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FANTASTIC NEWS AS DERRY’S JASON SMYTH WINS SECOND GOLD AT WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP

written by John July 18, 2017
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IRELAND’S Jason Smyth claimed his second gold medal of the World Para Athletics Championships in London as he stormed to victory in the final of the men’s T13 200m.

Smyth, who already won gold in the 100m version of the event, had qualified for the final with the fastest time and improved on that in the showpiece final.

The Derry man ran a season’s best time to take first place, finishing in a time of 21.40 with Namibia’s Johannes Nambala .41 of a second behind him in second. Poland’s Mateusz Michalski took the bronze.

The win extended an incredible record for Smyth who remains unbeaten in Paralympic competition since making his international debut at the European Championships in 2005.

It was the Eglinton man’s seventh World Championship gold.

Elsewhere Paul Keogan finished in seventh place in his T37 200m final in a time of 25:38.

Making his first appearance in a World Championship final, the 25-year-old sprinter will be hoping to build on this experience next time out.

Michael McKillop congratulates Jason Smyth on his second gold medal of the Para Athletics World Championship

FANTASTIC NEWS AS DERRY’S JASON SMYTH WINS SECOND GOLD AT WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP was last modified: July 18th, 2017 by John

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