LONDON 2012 – PARALYMPICS – Smyth secures golden double

Ireland's Jason Smyth followed in the footsteps of Usain Bolt tonight by completing a London 2012 sprint double.

The 25-year-old, the fastest Paralympian in the world, added the 200m – T13 crown to his 100m title with another dominant display.

And he went a step further than the self-confessed Jamaican 'living legend' Bolt, by smashing the world record for the third time in four races at the Olympic Stadium.

The only one in the final to have gone under 22 seconds, the Irish sprinter – who trains in Florida with USA star Tyson Gay – clocked 21.05. That was 0.90 ahead of Alexey Labzin of Russia and 0.38 quicker than Smyth's old world-best mark.

Another Russian, Artem Loginov, took bronze in a personal best of 22.03.

Victory ensured that the Irish athlete has successfully defended both T13 titles he won four years ago at Beijing 2008.

LONDON  2012