The 21-year-old visually impaired sprinter from Eglinton, Co Londonderry has made swift progress since taking up the sport five years ago. He is the current world champion and world record holder in the T13 100 and 200m events and will be aiming for a sprint double to emulate Jamaica's Usain Bolt. The Liverpool FC fan started his season with a new world record of 10.85 seconds in May when he won gold at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. He is also a regular competitor in sighted competition and is ranked second in Ireland over 100m and third over 200m. Smyth, who will be making his Paralympic debut in Beijing, will hope to give Ireland a first gold since Sydney eight years ago.  The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites | 
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