Owen Miller wins gold for Britain in the men's 1500m as Scot upsets Russian Paralympic Committee favourite in Tokyo while Jonathan Broom-Edwards claims gold in the T64 high jump Owen Miller served a huge upset to win gold in the men's 1500m event in Tokyo The Scot, 29, saw off world and European champion Alexandr Rabotnitskii to win Elsewhere, Jonathan Broom-Edwards won gold in the men's T64 high jump
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Great Britain's Owen Miller claimed a shock 1500m gold after upsetting world and European champion Alexandr Rabotnitskii at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
The 29-year-old Scotsman, who finished sixth at the 2019 World Championships, crossed the line in a winning time of 3:54.57.
Russian Paralympic Committee athlete Rabotnitskii and reigning Paralympic champion Michael Brannigan of the United States were expected to compete for top place on the podium in the T20 event.
Owen Miller served up a shock in the men's 1500m event at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo