Irish Paralympian wins 3rd straight gold in 100m
Irish para sprinter Jason Smyth won his third straight gold medal in men’s 100-metre in the T13 category  for the visually impaired at the Rio Paralympics, which was also his fifth overall Paralympics medal. The world record holder, Smyth, who is touted to be the fastest Paralympian, clocked a time of 10.64 seconds, outside his existing record of 10.46 seconds.