Track glory for Weir

12 April 2012

David Weir ended Great Britain's wait for a Paralympics Games athletics gold medal with victory in the men's T54 800metres in Beijing on Saturday.

The multiple world champion wheelchair racer, who is competing in his third Paralympics, was beaten into silver and bronze in the 400m and 5,000m respectively earlier this week, but he was determined to end his agonising wait for the podium top spot.

The 29-year-old from Wallington, Surrey, led from start to finish to win in one minute 36.61 seconds.

It was Britain's 38th gold of the Games and they remain second only to China, who dominated the evening's finals at both the National Aquatics Centre and the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Britain's cyclists have contributed a remarkable 17 golds after David Stone and Darren Kenny won their respective road races, while archers Danielle Brown and John Stubbs began another glorious day for the team with victories.

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