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Weir: 800m gold
It has been a very difficult 12 hours but I now have the gold medal that I have worked so hard for and can focus on my remaining two events.
David Weir
David Weir claimed Great Britain's first athletics gold medal of the Paralympics, but only after an agonising 12-hour wait.
The Surrey wheelchair racer led from gun-to-tape to take victory in the men's T54 800 metres final in one minute 36.61 seconds on Saturday, but his joy was initially shortlived as Australian Kurt Fearnley, who finished second, won an appeal against the lane draw.
Officials scheduled a re-run for Tuesday. That will not now take place as Fearnley and Australia coach Scott Goodman subsequently sent a letter to the Jury of Appeal requesting that the original result stand.
Weir will receive the gold medal, his first in the Paralympics, on Sunday evening.
"I am very happy and relieved and would like to thank everyone who has helped to overturn the decision to re-run the race," said the 29-year-old, who is appearing at his third Games in Beijing.
"It has been a very difficult 12 hours but I now have the gold medal that I have worked so hard for and can focus on my remaining two events."
Pistorius triumph
Ian Jones finished second to South Africa's 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius in the men's T44 100m.
The 18-year-old from Manchester clocked 23.00s as Pistorius, who successfully appealed for the right to run in last month's Olympics before failing to qualify, won in a Paralympic record of 21.67s.
Britain won four other golds on Saturday to remain second to hosts China in the medal table.
The cyclists have contributed a remarkable 17 golds to Britain's haul after David Stone and Darren Kenny won their respective road races, while archers Danielle Brown and John Stubbs also notched victories.
