Gold medal all the way for Petitclerc

Chantal Petitclerc of Canada was crowned with her third and fourth Paralympic titles at the Bird's Nest yesterday after winning the women's 200m and 800m T54.

She claimed gold medals in all four events she entered at her fifth Paralympic Games, also setting two new world records in the 200m and 800m races.

China's Guo Wei repeated his glory at the Athens Paralympic Games in 2004, by taking his third gold at the Beijing Games while winning the men's shot put F35/36.