Paralympics 2012: men's 100m - in pictures

If tonight is the biggest night in Paralympic history then the T43/44 100m final is the biggest race - and what a fine field of sprinters there are in this final ... The British athlete Jonnie Peacock is the favourite for gold - the single leg amputee is the current world record holder with a time of 10.85 secs. His rivals include the reigning champ Oscar Pistorius, Brazil's new 200m Paralympic gold medalist Alan Fonteles Oliveira, the Americans Blake Leeper and Jerome Singleton, and the South African Arnu Fourie Photograph: ANDY RAIN/EPA

After two aborted starts, one due to crowd noise and the other when Oliveira rose from his blocks, finally the race gets underway ... Peacock gets out fastest in lane six while Pistorius is up and away cleanly in lane four. But Oliveira starts slowly, as he often does, in lane three Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Peacock surges away from the pack, with Pistorius labouring a couple of strides behind him Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

The Brit looks uncatchable as he nears the finish line. Pistorius, meanwhile, is desperately chasing a medal, but his compatriot Fourie appears to have the better of him Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

Peacock crosses the line first and shrieks with delight Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

He's just become the Paralympic champion with a stunning performance from the blocks to the line ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

He's clocked 10.90 secs Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

The 19-year-old is first congratulated by Pistorius, his idol, and then hugged by his family. Pistorius tells the media straight after the race; "I was hoping to finish in the medals tonight but the 100 is not just my thing. I can't imagine how happy Jonnie must be. Well done to him - he's got a great future ahead of him." Photograph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Peacock is full of thanks to his coaching staff and hails the improvements they've helped him make (shaving a second off his PB) in the last year. He looks delirious with the Union Jack draped behind him Photograph: David Davies/PA

He soon collects his gold medal Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Long after most of the crowds have emptied the stadium, Peacock is still being photographed and congratulated. What a marvelous evening of athletics it's been. First Hannah Cockroft's victory in the women's 200m T34 final, then David Weir's spectacular victory in the men's 800m T54 final, then Peacock's sprint joy. It brings back memories of Super Saturday during the Olympics when Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford all won gold within the space of an hour. Thrilling stuff Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA