Athletics - Men's 800m - T53 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games

Athletics - Men's 800m - T53 Final - London 2012 Paralympic Games

GOLD COLMAN Richard AUS - Australiabr SILVER LAKATOS Brent CAN - Canadabr BRONZE GEORGE Joshua USA - United States of Americabr br Richard COLMAN (AUS) made up for the disappointing performances bybr other Australian wheelchair racers in these Games when he won hisbr country's third gold in the Olympic Stadium in the T53 men's 800m inbr 1:41.13, coming out ahead in a massed sprint in the final 100m which atbr least four men in contention off the final bend.br br Descrbing how he felt after winning gold, Richad COLMAN said, "Relief. Pure happinessbr to finally get the job done. It was a tough field and there were a lot of athletes here. Any one of thoseguys could win it. It could have been anyone's race. I didn't want to attack so early but I could see those boys coming."br For further information, please visit . To watch live action and videos on demand of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to www.youtube.comParalympicSportTV. Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at or on Twitter at .


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