Paralympic medallist Andrew Small is back on the podium once again after bagging T33 100m silver at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

Wheelchair racer Small won bronze at Rio 2016 but since then the quality of his field has gone from strength to strength, requiring the Stockport Harrier to improve as a result.

And the 26-year-old has certainly showed he is up to the task, stopping the clock in 17.71 seconds to take silver – one spot ahead of British teammate Harri Jenkins.

“It’s unbelievable – I still can’t believe it. I thought I could make the jump, but to make the jump is brilliant,” he said.

“And to have the opportunity once again to represent such a great country, words cannot describe it.

“I’m so glad for Harry, his first games his first medal he must be chuffed to bits. And it just shows solidarity and especially within the country it’s really challenging and we’ll see if we can push that more next year.

“It’s nice to have more competitors it’s becoming more competitive. It’s great I’ve made the step up that’s what I wanted to do.”

Having a major championship so late in the year has made 2019 a challenge for Small.

But it’s those type of tasks that he needs to cope with if he is to realise his ultimate goal – winning another medal at a Paralympic Games.

Less than a year remains until Tokyo 2020 gets under way with Small, who lives in Nantwich, desperate to keep targeting the improvements before the pinnacle event of his sport.

“The season was really long so thanks to my coach Rick for getting me through it, my friends and family for the support, and the support staff out here,” he added.

“The starts are really good. I think then for me it’s making sure I breathe because I’ve realised I’ve not been breathing recently!

“So on a few of them If you watch them back I look like a blueberry and that’s probably why.

“You’re never going to have the perfect race, there is always something to improve on. And the moment you feel like you can’t, maybe you need to take a step back and think ‘hang on, what’s going on’.”

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