GB throwers enjoyed a successful time in Manchester. Richard Schabel (two bronzes), Danny West (gold), Chris Martin (gold) and Stephen Miller (silver) celebrate their medals Wheelchair racer Dave Weir, who led the British medal charge with two golds in the T54 400 and 1500m, takes some time to relax between races Weir recovered from a bout of glandular fever to win last month�s London Marathon and has continued his good form into his track racing Liverpool Harriers athlete Matthew Cliff makes some adjustments to his blocks before the T11/12 400m race. The 22-year-old went on to finish fourth in 54.63 seconds Local athlete Ian Jones won gold in the T44 400m � an event which he is set to compete in at the Beijing Paralympics. He then went on to take bronze in the 100m Former Paralympian Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was part of the BBC Television commentary team at the Manchester Regional Arena alongside Paul Dickenson Britain's Graeme Ballard (right) won two silver medals in the T36 100 and 200m and celebrates with bronze medallist Marcin Mielczarek (left) and winner Wa Wai So (centre) Great Britain point guard Jon Pollock assesses his options during the basketball gold medal play-off against the USA Simon Munn proved a key figure for GB throughout the tournament, finishing as the team's top scorer, including 28 points and 18 rebounds in the final But the men fell just short against the USA, losing 60-58 in a close-fought game and they had to be content with silver medals The women beat Sweden 57-34 in the bronze medal match with Sally Wager hitting 27 points and also managing 14 rebounds
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