USA take first Paralympic track and field golds but China win big

Paris: The United States won their first two track and field titles of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday but China piled on the medals to stretch thei...

Paris: The United States won their first two track and field titles of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday but China piled on the medals to stretch their lead in the table.

On the same track at the Stade de France where his compatriot Noah Lyles won the Olympic gold nearly four weeks ago, Jaydin Blackwell charged to the men's T38 100m final in a world record time of 10.64sec.

Blackwell, who has cerebral palsy, donned a pair of sunglasses to celebrate his victory.

"I had to bring something over here to put a little pizzazz into things," the 20-year-old said.

"It was the perfect race, but I was just focused on what I had to do and get to the line as fast as possible."