Jason Smyth cemented his reputation as Ireland’s best-ever sprinter after sealing a record-equalling sixth visually-impaired Paralympic gold medal on Sunday morning. The 34-year-old has never been beaten at the Paralympic Games and, with just three years until Paris 2024, he may fancy a tilt at taking the record outright. Expand Close Jason Smyth of Ireland with his gold medal after winning the T13 Men's 100 metre final at the Olympic Stadium on day five during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. He added a world record time of 21.05 seconds, which also still stands, as he took 200m gold a week later. Smyth again went into the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil as World and European champion, and ran 10.64 seconds to earn his fifth gold medal in the 100m final.

Source: Irish Independent August 29, 2021 11:26 UTC