Woods Silver Brings Hundred Up for Britain

Wheelchair racer Shelly Woods capped an eventful Paralympics to win Great Britain's 100th medal of the Games with silver in the women's T54 1500 meters in Beijing today.

The 22-year-old has endured a trying fortnight after she was forced to return a silver medal following a crash on the penultimate lap of the 5000m final. The International Paralympic Committee ordered a re-run and Woods responded to the disappointment by claiming bronze four days later at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

And today the 2007 London marathon champion won her second medal of the Games in the 1500m, finishing in 3mins 40.99secs as Chantal Petitclerc claimed gold in 3.39.88. It was the Canadian's fifth title of the Games after victories in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m.

Earlier, sprinters Mickey Bushell and Hazel Simpson won silver and bronze medals respectively. Wheelchair racer Bushell came second in the men's T53 100 metres in 14.86secs. The 18-year-old from Telford, who has a rare congenital impairment that means the lower part of his spinal cord is missing, was 0.09secs behind American winner Josh George. Simpson won her second medal of the Games with bronze in the women's T36 100m. The 29-year-old from Washington, Tyne and Wear, clocked 15.40secs as China's defending champion Wang Fang won in a world record of 13.82secs.

A 99th medal followed when Britain's wheelchair basketball team equaled their achievement of four years ago with bronze, defeating the United States 85-77 at the National Indoor Stadium. Terence Bywater scored 32 points to lead the scoring for Britain. Meanwhile, Britain's wheelchair rugby team finished fourth after a 47-41 loss to Canada at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium.