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WATCH: Jason Smyth blitzes the field to win his fifth gold medal at the Paralympics

Published 15:36 9 Sept 2016 BST

Updated 17:50 9 Sept 2016 BST

Alan Loughnane
WATCH: Jason Smyth blitzes the field to win his fifth gold medal at the Paralympics

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What a fantastic achievement...

Sprinter Jason Smyth has won his fifth gold medal at the Paralympics after he powered past the rest of the field. The Derry athlete blitzed the field in a time of 10.64, which is just 0.16 seconds off his own previous record. Smyth's gold in the T13 100m final is Ireland's first in this year's Paralympics but unfortunately for the fastest Paralympian in the world, organisers opted not to run the 200m race in Rio. Smyth had won gold in the race at London 2012. https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/774249751739064320 Our own Joe Harrington was there to capture it in the stadium in Rio... https://twitter.com/JOEdotie/status/774249905657376769 What a performance from Jason Smyth... https://twitter.com/ParalympicsIRE/status/774248893076889602

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WATCH: Jason Smyth blitzes the field to win his fifth gold medal at the Paralympics