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Golden glory continues in Beijing



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Published Date: 11 September 2008
Cycling and swimming continued to prove lucrative hunting grounds for Great Britain's Paralympics team after a further five gold medals were won in Beijing.
The final day of track cycling yielded three, capping a spectacular performance with 12 golds and one silver won in all.

It was fitting Britain completed their Laoshan Velodrome haul with victory in the men's team sprint, with Darren Kenny, Jody C
undy and Mark Bristow emulating their Olympic counterparts Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff, who began the gold rush on August 15.

Sarah Storey and Anthony Kappes – with Storey's husband Barney as his tandem pilot – also triumphed, while at the National Aquatics Centre Heather Frederiksen won the women's S8 100m backstroke and the men's 4x100m freestyle team claimed a third straight victory.

Jon Fox added silver and Louise Watkin and Sean Fraser bronze at the Water Cube while equestrian rider Felicity Coulthard was second in Hong Kong.

However, the gold remains elusive for the athletics team after wheelchair racer David Weir saw his world record go as he was beaten to silver in the T54 men's 400m at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

The haul took Britain's gold medal tally to 21 and 43 medals in all, second only to China in the medal table.



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  • Last Updated: 11 September 2008 8:17 AM
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