James Turner clears away from the field to win the T36 400 metres final at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.
JAMES Turner from Diamond Beach added a second gold medal to his tally with a win in the final of the T36 400 metres at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.
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Turner took out the 200 metres in world record time earlier in the week. He then dominated the 400 metre final, winning in 54.27, setting a new Australian record.
Krzsztof Ciuksak from Poland was second in 55.19 while New Zealand’s Keegan Pitcher claimed the bronze in 55.23.
Turner, 21, will now go for a third gold in the 800 metres – an event he won at the Rio Paralympics in world record time last year – on Monday morning Australian time.
