Sport in Short: Paralympic Games

TANNI GREY took Britain's first track gold of the Paralympic Games in Barcelona in the 400 metres wheelchair sprint. Her time of 59.58 seconds was just outside her own world record. John Nethercott added a second gold in the 1500m for cerebral palsy sufferers in a world record of 4min 30.15sec. Noel Thatcher added a third British track gold in the 1500m for the partially sighted in a time of 3:56.33. Nigel Caultas and Esther Cruz won silvers in their categories of the 100m. Meanwhile in the pool Britain achieved their second clean medal sweep through Peter Hull, James Anderson and Alan MacGregor in the men's 100m freestyle. Hull's winning time was almost six seconds inside the world record.

PARALYMPIC GAMES (Barcelona) Winners and British placings: MEN: Athletics: 100m - Leg amputee: 1 T Volpentest (US) 11.63sec; 7 S Braye (GB) 13.36. Arm amputee: 1 A Adeoye (Nig) 10.72; 2 N Coultas (GB) 11.43. 400m - Wheelchair: 1 D Larson (US) 58.22; 7 P Williams (GB) 1min 25.71sec. 1500m - Blind: 1 P Almeida (Por) 4min 17.82sec; 3 R Matthews (GB) 4:18.94. Discus: 1 L Labuschagne (SA) 27.28m; 13 P Moore (GB) 18.36. Triple jump - Leg amputee: 1 J Rodriguez (Sp) 12.96m; 3 R Latham (GB) 12.81.

Swimming: 100m freestyle - Severely disabled class 1: 1 P Hull (GB) 2min 26.30sec; 3 A McGregor (GB) 3:02.93. Class 3: 1 J-L Flamenco (Fr) 1:55.54; 2 T Hunter (GB) 2:16.51. Class 4: 1 P Bellot (Fr) 1:53.84; 4 K Cairns (GB) 2:00.61. Class 5: 1 P Pinard (Fr) 1:25.64; 4 W McQueen (GB) 1:29.77. 100m butterfly - Severely disabled class 10: 1 D Moreton (GB) 1:03.83; 3 P Noble (GB) 1:05.80. 200m medley - Partially sighted: 1 C Holmes (GB) 2:28.72; 4 T Reddish (GB) 2:34.20.

WOMEN: Athletics: 100m - Cerebral palsy: 1 A Quinn (Aus) 14.74; 2 E Cruice (GB) 15.13. 400m - Wheelchair: 1 T Grey (GB) 59.58; 7 T Lewis (GB) 1min 07.70sec.

Swimming: 100m freestyle - Severely disabled class 3/4: 1 A Gonzalez (Sp) 2:03.21; 2 T Flood (GB) 2:15.24. Class 6: 1 A Currie (Aus) 1:31.39; 6 J Stidever (GB) 1:38.65; 8 M McEleny (GB) 1:46.67. 100m butterfly - Severely disabled class 8: 1 L Tramuns (Sp) 1:28.65; 5 H Lewis (GB) 1:50.76. Class 9: 1 J Mucz (Can) 1:14.47; 5 C Bishop (GB) 1:23.88. Class 10: 1 C Hengst (Ger) 1:12.27; 4 S Bailey (GB) 1:18.36; 6 R Peachey (GB) 1:27.07. 200m medley - Blind: 1 J Burton (GB) 3:14.52; 3 L Byles (GB) 3:20.40; 4 M A Low (GB) 3:24.21. Partially sighted: 1 T Zorn (US) 2:35.89; 5 T Jones (GB) 3:01.70.