Rio 2016 Paralympics: Nine golds on Day Seven mean ParalympicsGB equals London 2012 tally

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Matt McGeehan14 September 2016

Great Britain won nine gold medals on Wednesday's seventh day of the Rio Paralympics for the best haul since Seoul in 1988.

ParalympicsGB ended Tuesday's sixth day of competition with 34 gold medals, equalling the haul from the 11 days of competition four years ago in London.

And the day's haul of three titles in cycling, three in swimming, two in athletics and one in equestrian saw Britain surpass the 2008 Beijing bounty of 42 with the best tally since 65 gold medals were plundered 28 years ago.

Storey, who won four gold medals at London 2012, delivered ParalympicsGB's 35th with victory in the C5 road time-trial on Wednesday morning.

And Hannah Russell's victory in the S12 100 metres backstroke in the swimming pool took Britain above the total number of golds won eight years ago in China.

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