British athletes Arnold and Hermitage claim world record golden double

Hermitage, 27, stormed to her second gold and a second world record with a dominant 400m T37 victory, her 1:00.54 time leaving everyone else fighting for silver.

And F46 javelin thrower Arnold unleashed a 43.01 metre best to beat her nearest rivals by nearly two metres.

"This is my preferred event and I knew there was lots of expectation on me, so to win it under that pressure feels amazing," said Hermitage, won 100m gold and will now look for a hat-trick in the 4x100m relay.

"My feet feel like they are on fire, it's sweltering but heat works well for me because it really relaxes my muscle.

"Everything is for my daughter Tilly. I want her to know that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. I just want her to remember this moment."

Arnold, 22, was the youngest member of the ParalympicsGB athletics team when she competed, aged just 14, in Beijing, finishing 11th. She placed fifth at London 2012 but has since won two world titles to underline her serious podium potential in Brazil.

She said: "This has been my absolute dream for so long, I can't believe that I'm Paralympic champion and also a double world champion.

"I've been injured for two months, so preparations have not been ideal but I tried to put that to the back of my mind and seize the moment.

"I didn't expect to throw that far but I've trained hard and rehab has even made me stronger in many ways."

Six-time Paralympian Stephen Miller was back on the podium after claiming club throw F32 bronze at the Olympic Stadium.

Miller, 36, made his Paralympic debut as a 16-year old in Atlanta, winning club throw gold, a title he then defended in Sydney and Athens.

In Beijing he settled for silver and four years ago in London, when he captained the ParalympicsGB track and field team, finished a distant 11th.

But he never stopped believing that he could return to the Paralympic podium.

Poland's Maciej Sochal took gold ahead of Greece's Athanasios Konstantinidis but Miller's third round effort of 31.93 metres, a season's best, was enough for bronze. He said:

"I'm so emotional. I know on paper it looks like an easy medal because some of the athletes didn't show but I had to work really hard for this.

"I've had a very tough week and I didn't know whether I'd be able to compete a few days ago, so to throw a season's best just means so much.

"It's just a great feeling to get back on the podium after all these years.

"Four or five days ago I didn't feel great and I couldn't even stand up straight but I never give up and I was never going to pull out because the Paralympics means absolutely everything to me."

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