Those who qualify:

3.19.65 Kurt Fearnley, 33 (AUS)
3.20.14 Alex Dupont, 28 (CAN)
3.24.80 William Smith, 18 (ENG)
3.28.24 Davd Weir, 35 (ENG)
3.29.81 Josh Cassidy, 29 (CAN)
3.30.09 Richard Colman, 29 (AUS)
3.30.12 Richard Nicholson, 44 (AUS)
3.33.90 Felix Acheampong, 39 (GHA)
3.37.96 Sebastien Ravet, 27, (MRI)

Kurt FEARNLEY

On his health prior to the Games:
“I am in better nick than I was as I had four or five days of illness. I barely had a heartbeat. It just rocked me. I did absolutely nothing for five days.”

On the race:
“Nobody is patient out there. It’s just a race for one, two and three. I will be quicker on Thursday (final).”

T54 classification athletes have normal hand or arm functions, reduced leg or trunk functions and race in wheelchairs.