By Nick Butler

Jonnie Peacock ahead of winning impressively in his final race of the seasonSeptember 14 - Britain's Jonnie Peacock ensured that he holds the end of season bragging rights after beating fierce American rival Richard Browne in the T44 100 metres at the Great North City Games at the Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside.


Battling against a strong headwind of -1.5 metres per second Peacock showed his strength to win in 11.08sec with Browne six hundredths of a second behind.

Ronald Hertog of the Netherlands finished a distant third in 11.90, ahead of another American in David Prince on the purpose made four-lane track.

London 2012 champion Peacock had also beaten Browne back over 100m in July at the IPC World Championships in Lyon with a quicker time of 10.99

However Browne, who ran the fastest time of the competition in the semi-finals of those World Championships, got his revenge the following week

Despite finishing behind T43 winner Alan Oliveira of Brazil, Browne beat both Peacock and the T44 world record mark with a stunning time of 10.75 at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games in London's Olympic Stadium.

Jonnie Peacock avenges fierce US rival Richard Browne to win his final race of the season at the Great City GamesJonnie Peacock avenged fierce US rival Richard Browne to win his final race of the season at the Great North City Games


As well as being the final race of the season the showdown in the North-East was the final chance for one of the two to clasp bragging rights ahead of next season and, despite being slightly disappointed with his time, Peacock was pleased to have done this.

"It was a good way to finish off the season and I'm really happy just to be up here," he said.

"I love running in front of the British crowd and being incorporated into an event where you have some of the best names in the whole world of athletics.

"It's awesome to see their names on the start list and then see your name just below theirs.

"It's really special and I hope we can see more of that next year."

The T44 event was the only Paralympic event on an afternoon of top class athletics events as part of a weekend which culminates on Sunday with the Great North Run half-marathon races.

As well as a main race which includes Britain's double world and Olympic champion Mo Farah, a programme of wheelchair races will also feature another top home star in four time Paralympic champion David Weir.

Weir will go head to head with the 2012 winner Josh Cassidy of Canada.