10 September 2012 05:00 | By Francis Whittaker & Tom Phillips
2012 Paralympics: the greatest moments in pictures

Hosts enjoy ‘Thriller Thursday’

Hosts enjoy ‘Thriller Thursday’ (© LUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters)
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  • Oliveira beats Pistorius in 200m (© EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters)
  • Zanardi wins emotional hand-cycling gold at Brands Hatch (© Gareth Copley/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images)
  • Hosts enjoy ‘Thriller Thursday’ (© LUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters)
  • David Weir wins 4 gold medals (© EDDIE KEOGH/Reuters)
  • Storey overtakes entire men’s road race, becomes Paralympic legend (© STEFAN WERMUTH/Reuters)
  • South Africa relay team smashes world record (© SUZANNE PLUNKETT/Reuters)
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No country has embraced a Paralympic Games in the way Great Britain has in 2012, and British fans were rewarded for their support with six truly astonishing gold medal performances by their athletes in a stunning day of sport on Thursday, 6 September “ dubbed '€˜Thriller Thursday'€™ by local media.

The gold rush included medals for Sarah Storey in the road cycling, Josef Craig in the swimming, Helena Lucas in the sailing and Hannah Cockcroft, David Weir and Jonnie Peacock in the athletics.

Peacock'€™s gold came in one of the most anticipated events in the Games -€“ the T44 100m final -€“ and saw the 19-year-old world record-holder beat off stellar competition from the likes of Oscar Pistorius, Alan Oliveira and Jerome Singleton.

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