Hinton set a new world record
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British athlete Tracey Hinton claimed her second gold medal on the final day of the IBSA Games in Quebec.
Hinton took gold in the combined B1/B2 800m, adding to her success in the 400m, giving Great Britain a total of 13 golds from the Games.
She cut her personal best by over four seconds in a time of four minutes 17.66 seconds, smashing the world record that had stood since the 1992 Barcelona Paralymics.
It was Hinton's first ever victory over Russian athlete Rima Batalova, who beat her into second place at the Sydney games.
Bob Matthews clocked his best time since Sydney in winning a silver medal in the B1 5000m in 16:09.49.
Darren Westlake was just edged out for silver in the B2 1500m but claimed bronze in a time of 4:00.95.
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