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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes at the Stade de France

Young and Hahn miss out on medals as new stars surge to world records

Sophie Hahn was unable to keep up with Karen Palomeque in the T38 100m
Sophie Hahn was unable to keep up with Karen Palomeque in the T38 100m. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

The growing strength of ­parasport across the globe was brought into sharp focus in a packed Stade de France on Saturday night and, unfortunately, it was British stars who paid the price.

Thomas Young, Sophie Hahn and Paralympic legend David Weir were all the subject of chastening defeats in their marquee events as new stars from the USA and Colombia, and Kuwait too, finished ahead of them.

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