Richard Whitehead smashed his own T42 200m world record as he reached Wednesday’s final at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
Whitehead powered through to win in 24.10 seconds, beating the 24.38 he set to win gold at London 2012.
Also through to the final is team-mate Dave Henson, who captained GB at last year’s Invictus Games.
Henson, a double amputee after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2011, finished third in his heat in 26.61 – just short of his personal best.
Whitehead had admitted he was disappointed at missing out on a medal in Sunday’s T42 100m final, where he finished fourth.
Although, as usual, he started slower than his rivals, he put in a devastating burst of speed over the second 100m of the race, finishing over a second clear of Australia’s 100m champion Scott Reardon.
Meanwhile, Jo Butterfield added discus bronze to the gold she won in the club throw on Saturday for Britain’s only medal of the day.
Butterfield managed a best of 8.96m with gold going to American Rachel Morrison in a new world record of 12.86m.
But the 36-year-old was still thrilled with her performance in her weaker event.
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