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

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

Para athlete wins second gold at Paris 2024 in men’s 100m T36 finalCurtis 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.

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