In the final stages of the race the four time Paralympic champion stretched clear to beat Canada’s Liam Stanley by 10 metres, crossing the finish line in 4:36:38. A sensational performance form McKillop.

McKillop’s first gold medal at the World Championships came in the T38 800m, last Sunday (Jul 16th), with the Northern Ireland man winning in 2:00.92.

McKillop’s sensational performance see’s him retain his two world titles, and the 27-year-old has now claimed nine World Championship gold medals.

Speaking after the race McKillop said: “I’m feeling fantastic, I think after five years of creating myself in para athletic sport and in this stadium at London 2012, it feels incredible. I have to enjoy these little moments.”

“I’m feeling fantastic!” – Micheal McKillop after tonight’s win. #teamireland pic.twitter.com/gz4D5xHY8x

— Paralympics Ireland (@ParalympicsIRE) July 22, 2017

He continued: “It’s a team effort. It’s funny because my dad still has his stop watches at about 150m to go. Obviously I can’t hear him but he is probably still shouting things, telling me to move instead of going so slow. But do you know what; I don’t really care.”

Earlier on Saturday, Ireland’s Paul Keoganas won his heat impressively to book his place in Sunday’s T37 400m final.

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