the same, too, for heptathlete katarina johnson—thompson whose wait for an olympic medal is finally overhe gold rush kept flowing at the paralympics. 18—year—old swimmer william ellard becomes an mbe for three medals at his first games. while hannah cockroft did what hannah cockroft does, bringing home in eighth and then ninth paralympic gold. in eighth and then ninth paralympic old. ., ., , , . , gold. totally unexpected. it 'ust came to the fi gold. totally unexpected. it 'ust came to the doori gold. totally unexpected. it 'ust came to the door and i gold. totally unexpected. it 'ust came to the door and i i gold. totally unexpected. it 'ust came to the door and i rang h gold. totally unexpected. itjust came to the door and i rang my| gold. totally unexpected. itjust - came to the door and i rang my dad straightaway. you are not supposed to tell anyone, but you have got to tell your parents! he was so excited. and they are like the moments that you want to share, you know? it is amazing, they get to see us win the gold medals on the track, and they are the people behind everything that

katarina johnson—thompson adds an olympic silver medal to her considerable collection.reat britain. gold for being brilliant. this year's... so pretty. au revoir, paris, and merci. merci beaucoup. we'll go for a lie down, c'est fini. well, fini for the olympics, but not for paris. just over a fortnight later, the city threw open its doors once more for the paralympics. more success for britain's established stars like hannah cockroft and the extraordinary sarah storey. a 19th gold medal. you didn't doubt her, did you? her 18th and 19th golds at the age of 46. alfie hewett, along with gordon reid, finally got his gold. whilst the future too looks bright — five medals for teenager poppy maskill, and for alice tai. and a medal too for the youngest member of the team, 13—year—old iona winnifrith, with a silver in the pool. iona winnifrith! great britain's paralympians returning with 49 golds amongst their luggage across 18 sports. that's more sports than any other nation. for british athletes, summer in paris was truly remarkable. august also saw another british sporting he