Young and Hahn miss out on medals as new stars surge to world records https://ift.tt/j32mRyp Paul MacInnes at the Stade de France Young fourth and Hahn sixth in T38 100m finals David Weir finishes eighth in T54 5000m race The 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. Thomas Young, Sophie Hahn and Paralympic legend David Weir were all the subject of chastening defeats in their marquee events as new stars from the USA and Colombia, and Kuwait too, finished ahead of them. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/zX9Kidl September 01, 2024 at 12:15AM

• Young fourth and Hahn sixth in T38 100m finals
• David Weir finishes eighth in T54 5000m race

The 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.

Thomas Young, Sophie Hahn and Paralympic legend David Weir were all the subject of chastening defeats in their marquee events as new stars from the USA and Colombia, and Kuwait too, finished ahead of them.

Continue reading...

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