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Letter perfect as Turner roars to Paralympic gold

James Turner of Australia celebrates after winning men's 100m gold at Stade de France. (Drew Chislett/AAP PHOTOS)

James Turner is lauding the influence of coach Iryna Dvoskina after a raceday letter helped him win the 100m Paralympic final (T36) on top of his 400m crown.

Turner will return to Australia next week a double gold medallist after bursting out of the blocks at the Stade de France on Saturday to equal the Paralympic record with a time of 11.85secs.

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