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Ireland's Jason Smyth wins gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics

Team Ireland's Jason Smyth has won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics. The Derry man - who's has been ...
Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

12.11 29 Aug 2021


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Ireland's Jason Smyth wins gol...

Ireland's Jason Smyth wins gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics

Stephen McNeice
Stephen McNeice

12.11 29 Aug 2021


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Team Ireland's Jason Smyth has won gold at the Tokyo Paralympics.

The Derry man - who's has been dubbed the fastest Paralympian on the planet - finished in first place in the T13 100 metre race.

It's his sixth Paralympics gold medal - following his previous wins in Beijing, London and Rio.

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Team Ireland has now won three medals at the Tokyo Games.

Irish cyclists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal won silver in their B 3000m Individual Pursuit race on Saturday.

Earlier in the week, swimmer Ellen Keane won gold in the SB8 100 Breaststroke event.

Main image: Ireland's Jason Smyth celebrates winning the Men's 100m - T13. Picture by: John Walton/PA Wire/PA Images

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