Magnificent seven: Athletes on track for epic medal haul

This was the weekend that kept on giving for Team Ireland as our Paralympians lifted the country’s medal haul to a magnificent seven.

Paralympics Ireland had promised us a “Super Saturday”. No one had said anything about the Sunday.

Little did the celebrating Irish fans — and there were thousands — know, but the tap had been left on overnight. Super Saturday had already developed into a Super Sunday at the Velodrome, but as the light faded, the word filtered through from Greenwich Park that two more medals were in the bag.