Paralympics














Preening Peacock wins battle of the blades

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in London

Jonnie Peacock_with_London_2012_100m_gold_medal_September_6_2012September 6 - Britain's Jonnie Peacock stormed to a sensational victory here in the long-awaited 100 metre T44 final as he stunningly left his seven rivals, including South African Oscar Pistorius, in his wake on route to a Paralympic record.


Wonderful Weir makes it golden hat trick on Thriller Thursday

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in London

David Weir_London_2012_800m_September_6_2012September 6 - Britain's David Weir powered to his third gold of London 2012 in the 800 metres T54 in perhaps the greatest night in history of the Paralympics Games as Hannah Cockroft and Jonnie Peacock joined him to make it three British victories here on, what was dubbed, "Thriller Thursday".