Great Britain's Libby Clegg added the T11 200m title to the 100m gold medal she won on Saturday to become a double Paralympic champion in Rio. Clegg, who was reclassified to T11 after winning silver medals in the T12 100m at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012, pulled away from the other competitors on the home straight to set a new Paralympic record.
Home favourite and three-time Paralympic gold medallist Guilhermina Terezinha was disqualified after the Brazilian false started, leaving just three runners in the final. Clegg, and guide Chris Clarke, finished with a time of 24.51 seconds to collect a Rio sprint double.
Chinese runners Cuiqing Liu, the four time 2015 world championship gold medalist, won the silver medal with her compatriot Zhou Guohua, who won the T12 100m in London ahead of Clegg, finishing in third.
The three finalists were close together as they took the bend and Clegg managed to build a small lead going into the last 100 meters before powering away from the two Chinese runners and finishing with a considerable margin of victory.