Super Derry sprinter wins sixth gold at Para Athletics World Championships in London

Derry's Jason Smyth has sensationally won his sixth World Championship gold medal at the Para Athletics World Championships in London tonight.

In front of a huge audience in the Olympic stadium the Derry sprinter was one of the star attractions delivering an electrifying performance to take 100m gold in 10.63seconds.

Speaking afterwards the five time Paralympic champion said: 'I knew from the heats I'd run the quickest and it was mine to lose so it was just about going out and executing my race, being patient and thankfully I was able to cross the line first.'

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He went on to add: 'When you come back to London and you look back at the Games here and consider how incredible it was the reality is they've set new standards and a new bar for how world championships should be done. Adding that all into tonight it's just phenomenal to be here and to do it again."

"I had my wife and my daughter in the crowd, and all my family and it's those moments that make it all the more special, to enjoy it with the people that mean the most."

Michael McKillop made it a double celebration for the Irish in the Olympic stadium when he added the T38 800m title only moments later; remarkably his eighth world championship gold medal.

The Antrim athlete delivered an assured performance winning in a season's best time of 2:00.92.