Exhibition Events
Paralympic exhibition events at the World Championships:
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T54 Wheelchair racing 100 m men | David Weir United Kingdom |
14.15 NR | Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands |
14.19 | Leo-Pekka Tähti Finland |
14.22 |
| Paralympic champion Leo-Pekka Tähti got off to a good start, but a battle between Britain's David Weir and Dutchman Kenny van Weeghel pushed both of them forward in the latter stages. Weir eventually won out, breaking his own British record, which he set in the semifinal at the 2004 Paralympics, by 0.02 s. | ||||||
| T54 Wheelchair racing 200 m men | David Weir United Kingdom |
25.47 | Kenny van Weeghel Netherlands |
25.80 | Supachai Koysub Thailand |
26.03 |
| Weir completes a widely anticipated double. | ||||||
| Wheelchair javelin men | Jacques Martin Canada |
24.97 | Markku Niinimäki Finland |
23.82 | Gerasimos Vrionis Greece |
16.75 |
| T12 Visually impaired 200 m women | Adria Santos Brazil |
26.99 | Purificacion Santamarta Spain |
27.08 | Paraskeví Kantza Greece |
28.32 (PB) |
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