Thomas Young, Sophie Hahn and Paralympic legend David Weir were all the subject of chastening defeats in their marquee events at the Paris Games
Young fourth and Hahn sixth in T38 100m finalsThe growing strength of parasport across the globe was brought into sharp focus in a packed Stade de France on Saturday night and, unfortunately, it was British stars who paid the price.
Speaking after the race, Hahn was in tears but complimentary about her opponents. “The 38 classes have definitely moved on and the Colombians, they were absolutely incredible,” she said. “It makes the sport incredibly, incredibly exciting so huge congratulations to them. I’m pretty gutted, but I feel like if I can just inspire the next generation then that’s a win for me.”team, such was the impact of his Tokyo breakthrough which had earned him praise from Usain Bolt.
Truesdale triumphed in the women's K44 +65kg event when the defending champion, Guljonoy Naimova, was dramatically stretchered out of the final. With the Briton dominating and leading 8-1, the Uzbek fighter stayed down following a kick to the throat before withdrawing from the contest.
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