James Turner equals 100m world record as former soldier seals Paralympics hat-trick

09/07/2024 08:53 PM

• Para athlete wins second gold at Paris 2024 in men's 100m T36 final
• Curtis McGrath dedicates third straight kayak win to new-born son

James Turner is now a double gold medallist after bursting out of the blocks at the Stade de France to equal the Paralympic record with a time of 11.85secs, while Curtis McGrath says he owed it to his wife and six-week-old son to return to Australia with a kayak gold medal.

After golds in Rio and Tokyo, former soldier McGrath romped to a third consecutive 200m (KL2) victory to deliver on the expectation that he would net a third straight gold in Vaires-sur-Marne on Saturday.