- Young fourth and Hahn sixth in T38 100m finals
- David Weir finishes eighth in T54 5000m race
The growing strength of parasport across the globe was brought into sharp focus in a packed Stade de France on Saturday night and, unfortunately, it was British stars who paid the price.
Thomas Young, Sophie Hahn and Paralympic legend David Weir were all the subject of chastening defeats in their marquee events as new stars from the USA and Colombia, and Kuwait too, finished ahead of them.
Written by Paul MacInnes at the Stade de France
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/31/thomas-young-sophie-hahn-david-weir-paralympic-games-paris under the title “Young and Hahn miss out on medals as new stars surge to world records”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
