Walid Ktila of Tunisia competes in the men’s 100m T34 final. (Right) Sara Hamdi Masoud of Qatar competes in the women’s shot put F33 final.

By Sports Reporter/Doha

Athletes from across the region prospered this evening as they produced two golds and one silver medal in the space of five minutes on Qatar Sports Club’s lightning quick track. Walid Ktila of Tunisia won his third title of the World Championships just ahead of Mohamed Hammadi of the UAE in the 100m T34. Minutes earlier Ahmad Almutairi of Kuwait won the 100m T33 in a new Championship record. The world records continued to fall on the most exciting evening of action yet.
Walid Ktila of Tunisia has dominated the T34 sprint events for the last few years having won two Paralympic titles at London 2012 and four World Championship titles at Lyon 2013. He is well on track to match this feat in Doha with three world titles now successfully under his belt following tonight’s 100m victory and earlier victories in the 400m and 800m. He will go for his fourth title when he competes in the 200m on Friday. Ktila was pushed all the way by good friend, Mohamed Hammadi of the UAE, who claimed his first 100m major Championship medal.
Speaking after his race, Ktila said: “I have just won the third gold medal for Tunisia and I am very happy and proud of that. This result is due to a lot of hard work, now I will be working towards my 4th gold medal.”
Mohamed Hammadi said: “Usually in the 100m I place 5th or 6th - I have never placed in the top 3. I have been preparing for this, which has been a stepping stone for Rio. I had to focus from the start because it is such a short distance. Walid and I are more than just friends, we are brothers, Arab brothers, and we are like family.”
In the previous race, Ahmed Almutairi of Kuwait convincingly won the 100m T33 with a new Championship record of 17.53s, beating British duo Daniel Brammal and Toby Gold into silver and bronze respectively. Almutairi has shown marked improvement given that his previous best finish  was fifth in the 2011 World Championships.
F ollowing his victory, Almutairi said: “Thank god I managed to do well and get the gold medal. My first ever World Championships medal. I was still off from my own world record by quite a bit but I think that’s mostly due to the wind. I now dream of getting a medal at the Paralympic games next year in Rio.”
The glory continued late into the evening with Morocco’s Mohamed Amguoun claiming gold and setting a new world record in the 400m T13 final. Commenting on his incredible performance, Amguoun said: “Finally, I got my revenge after I was third in the 800m race. When I woke up today I was focusing only on the gold medal. It is a great feeling to be a world champion and to break the world record. I can’t wait for Rio.”
In the women’s 100m T11, Cuiqing Liu has completed her emergence as para-athletics’ new sprinting Queen with a hat-trick of titles in Doha. Multiple Paralympic and World Champion, Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil was missing from today’s final after failing to qualify yesterday, and Liu showed that she is the new one to watch storming to victory in a time of 12.43 on her birthday, making it a very special day for the Chinese youngster.
Speaking after her victory, Liu said: “I am really excited and happy that I have won my third consecutive gold medal. I know that everything is possible as long as I give it my all and work hard. I must thank my guide for this success. We’re like brothers and sisters and share full confidence in each other. I hope to see Terezinha on the track again in Rio, she’s my role model and someone I have looked up to for years. Today is actually my birthday so it was a perfect gift to myself to win the world title.”
There was a hat-trick of hat-tricks in tonight’s competition as Omara Durand of Cuba also won her third gold medal and broke her fourth world record and she claimed victory in the Women’s 100m T12 final in a time of 11.48s. Meanwhile Richard Whitehead of Great Britain equalled his own world record, set last night, in the Men’s 200m T42 final when he produced a surge down the finishing strait to win in a time of 24.10s.
There was further success for Great Britain this evening when all three medals were collected by British athletes in the Women’s 800m T34. Hannah Cockroft, one of the most decorated athletes in the history of para-sport easily won her second gold in Doha in a new Championship record time of 2:07.10, ahead of Melissa Nicholls and Kare Adenegan.
Speaking after her win, Cockroft said: “I can’t quite believe it, I have been so nervous about this competition, but I gave it all that I had and I won the gold medal! It’s a Team GB top three as well, so it’s incredible.”
In the Women’s shot put F33 final, Qatar’s double Asian Para-Games Champion, Sara Masoud showed that she can hold her own with the best athletes in the world as she threw a personal best distance of 4.54 to finish an incredible fifth. The final was won by Svetlana Krivenok of Russia with a huge throw of 6.30, beating Brydee Moore of Australia into second place by almost a metre.
The world record flurry was not over at Qatar Sports Club as French super sprinter Marie-Amelie Le Fur who cruised into an incredible time of 59.30 in the 400m T44 race and claimed her third gold medal at these World Championships.
“Tonight there were perfect conditions to break the world record. My goal was to run under 60 seconds, and I wanted to go for the gold. The field was very strong, but I am so happy to be victorious. Now I will be going home to bed and to rest for tomorrow’s 100m T44 event,” the elated Frenchwoman said.
One of the last superstars to compete tonight was Britain’s Aled Davies who once again proved himself as the undisputed king of Discus Throw F42, breaking his own world record of 48.87m four times on his way to the top of the podium. The incredible new world record is now 49.59m, as Davies secured his place in para-sports hall of fame here in Doha:
“I’m actually a bit disappointed that I didn’t break the world record in all six throws. I’ve been throwing 52.58m in training, and I keep going over 50m weekly, but today there wasn’t too much wind and I’ll try to get there in Rio,” Davies said.
The action continues today with the marquee events of the programme, the Men’s and Women’s 100m T44 events. Get your tickets online or in Villaggio, Landmark and City Centre malls, as well as in ticket booths at the ground. Children below the age of four and pensioners aged 60+ go for free. All proceeds will be donated to charity. Qatar Airways and Ooredoo are also providing the opportunity for crowds to win prizes including flights, iPhones, iPads and Galaxy S6’s.