Smyth secures sprint double as Barry claims silver in Swansea

Ireland’s Jason Smyth completed the sprint double at the Paralympic Athletics European Championships in Swansea yesterday, adding the T12 200m title to 100m crown he claimed earlier in the week.

For good measure, Orla Barry became the third Irish athlete to medal when she claimed silver in the F57 discus.

With a best throw of 28.13m, the 24-year-old bettered a season’s best from German athlete Ilke Wyludda in third, who threw a season’s best of 27.63m. The gold medal was won by Bulgaria’s Stela Eneva’s 31.88m.