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China's Hu sets world record to win 100m T38 gold

Xinhua, September 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's Hu Jianwen set a new world record to win gold in the men's 100m T38 final at the Rio Paralympics on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old clocked 10.74 seconds to beat the previous mark set by Australia's Evan O'Hanlon by five hundredths of a second.

O'Hanlon had to settle for the silver medal, despite posting a season's best 10.98. Brazil's Edson Pinheiro took bronze in 11.26.

"My calf is a little sore and I'm probably a little bit in shock," said O'Hanlon, who won gold in the event at the last two Paralympics.

"This is the first time I've been beaten on the international stage since probably 2006. I can't take anything away from Hu. He ran a world record to beat me. I just got beaten by a faster guy on the day. I can't complain."

Recently married, O'Hanlon said a calf injury would likely rule him out of the 400m here as he considers retirement.

"I think I'm going to have to step away from the track at this point," he said. "I'd love to keep running but realistically I'd like to give my family the best start.

"I think I'll go back, have my honeymoon and I'll know by the end of that. My honeymoon is all around South America." Endit