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.
GOLD! Congratulations to @smyth_jason on his third 100m #gold! What a performance! #TeamIreland #Rio2016 https://t.co/LMAtdNOVTA
— eir Sport (@eirSport) September 9, 2016
Our own Joe Harrington was there to capture it in the stadium in Rio…
Footage from the Olympic Stadium in Rio of the incredible @smyth_jason winning another gold medal. Irish legend! 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/BYiApDvefN
— JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) September 9, 2016
What a performance from Jason Smyth…
MEDAL ALERT! @smyth_jason has won #TeamIreland's first medal winning gold in the T13 100m in 10.64 #MoreThanSport pic.twitter.com/W62M7pdUTz
— Paralympics Ireland (@ParalympicsIRE) September 9, 2016
