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British athlete lands sprint double
Weir, 26, who triumphed in the 100m by four-hundredths of a second on the opening day of the championships, was much more dominant in the half-lap race. The Velocity Wheelchair Racing club athlete held a clear advantage as he entered the home straight and stretched further ahead of the field to stop the clock in 25.47 – just four hundredths outside his lifetime best. Kenny van Weeghel of Holland picked up his second silver medal of these championships behind Weir, recording a time of 25.80, with Thailand’s Supachai Koysub winning the bronze medal by three hundredths of a second from Finland’s Paralympic champion Leo- Pekka Tahti, who was a disappointing fourth. Weir, who won the bronze medal in this event at last summer’s Paralympic Games – behind Tahti and Van Weeghel – is clearly a much improved athlete this year.
Full story in issue 59-33, 17th August 2005.
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GREAT
BRITAIN’S David Weir completed an outstanding 100m/200m double to
confirm he is the world’s outstanding male wheelchair sprinter.
