Wheelchair racer Andrew Small and archer Phoebe Paterson Pine claim Paralympic gold

Phoebe Paterson Pine and Andrew Small added to ParalympicsGB's impressive medal tally. Credit: PA

Wheelchair racer Andrew Small and archer Phoebe Paterson Pine struck Paralympic gold on the sixth day of the Games in Tokyo.

Games debutant Paterson Pine began a memorable day with a tense 141-140 success over her world number one compatriot Jess Stretton in the second round of the women’s individual compound.

The 23-year-old, who has spina bifida, later took Stretton’s crown with a 134-133 win over Chile’s Mariana Zuniga Varela in the decisive contest, having also beaten France’s Julie Chupin and Italian Maria Andrea Virgilio in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.

Stretton won gold in Rio aged just 16 and was favourite going into the match after seeding first in ranking, which included a Paralympic record score.

Great Britain's Phoebe Paterson Pine poses on the podium with her gold medal. Credit: PA

Small, meanwhile, blitzed his rivals in the men’s T33 100m final.

Small powered to victory in a time of 17.73 seconds after flying out of the blocks at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

The blistering start proved crucial as defending champion Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait threatened to snatch victory by closing the sizeable gap, only to cross the line a tenth of a second behind.

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Small’s success was an upgrade on the bronze he won behind Almutairi at Rio 2016, with third place on the podium on this occasion going to his GB team-mate Harri Jenkins in a season’s best 18.55 seconds.

“I entered the race, I don’t ever expect outcomes, I just go and do it and see what happens and hey ho this is where we got,” the 28-year-old told Channel 4.

“I normally have a Garfield brought to me where ‘I hate Mondays’, so I may have to change that now.”

Great Britain's Andrew Small (right) on his way to winning the Men's 100 metres - T33 Final at the Olympic Stadium. Credit: PA

Victory for Small brought ParalympicsGB’s 24th gold of the Games.

Another Briton, James Freeman, finished fourth of the five racers in 19.69secs.

Elsewhere on Monday, powerlifter Louise Sugden won bronze in the women’s -86kg division.

Former wheelchair basketball player Sugden’s best lift of 131kg was the same as fourth-placed Egyptian Amany Ali but the 37-year-old Briton took the podium place due to being more than a kilogram lighter than her rival.