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Full results from the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
It was bumpy in the early stages of the men’s T11 1500-metre final, but Jason Dunkerley of Hamilton, Ont., and guide Jérémie Venne picked their way through the field methodically. At the front with a lap to go, the duo closed hard over the final metres to secure a silver medal finish. Along with landing them on the podium, Dunkerley’s time of 4:13.67 was a season’s best.
Coming into the semi-final’s of the men’s T38 100-metres, Kyle Whitehouse of St. Catherines, Ont., had the tenth fastest time of 2017 with only eight athletes advancing to the final. Whitehouse was up for the challenge and ran a season’s best of 11.72 to advance to the final. He went on to finish eighth in the final.
In the men’s T34 200-metre, Austin Smeenk of Oakville, Ont., placed fifth with a time of 28.57. The 20 year-old has a bright future and should be a podium threat in the years to come.
Saturday Schedule
ET Name Event Round
5:05 Alex Dupont, Tristan Smyth 5000m T54 Heats
6:50 Marissa Papaconstantinou 200m T44 Heats
14:12 Pamela Lejean Shot put F53 FINAL
14:50 Shayne Dobson, Liam Stanley 1500m T37 FINAL
15:20 Mitchell Chase 1500m T38 FINAL
16:20 Diane Roy 5000m T54 FINAL