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Jason Smyth, Omara Durand become fastest para-athletes

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Irishman Jason Smyth and Cuban woman Omara Durand are named as the world's fastest para-athletes after winning 100m challenges in Rio de Janeiro.

Jason Smyth has been named as the fastest male para-athlete in the world after winning a 100m challenge in Rio de Janeiro.

The unique event saw four of the fastest para-athletes from different disability classifications line up to mark the one-year countdown to the start of the Paralympic Games in Brazil next year.

Irishman Smyth was a comfortable victor, winning in 10.46s, with American Richard Browne finishing as runner-up in a time of 10.87s.

In the women's event, Cuba's Omara Durand prevailed in 11.74s, half a second ahead of Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina.

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