A woman left paralysed by a car crash that killed her boyfriend has won Britain's 10th athletics gold of the Paralympics - and smashed the world record.
Jodie Pearson's victory in the F51 discus sent the crowd at the Olympic Stadium into raptures once again after the drama of 'Thriller Thursday'.
The 26-year-old's win was all the more remarkable as she only took up the event 18 months ago.
Speaking afterwards she said: "This is the most amazing feeling. I am never going to forget this experience in my life."
Britain's Rachel Morris has also been among the medals today, winning bronze in the H1-3 handcycle road race.
It was the British cycling team's 21st medal of the Paralympics, taking them past the 20 they won in 2008.
Double amputee sprinter Richard Whitehead, who won the T42 200m earlier in the week, was unable to do the same in the 100m, finishing in seventh position.
Fellow gold winner Mickey Bushell narrowly missed out on a second medal in the 200m as he finished in fourth place.
The 22-year-old looked like he might take the bronze, only for China's Yhao Yufei to sweep past him in the last few metres.
There was further success for Ireland's Jason Smyth has he completed a London 2012 sprint double.
The 25-year-old, the fastest Paralympian in the world, added the 200m crown to his 100m title by smashing the world record for the third time in four races.
The Derry athlete, who is visually impaired because of Stargardt disease, clocked 21.05 seconds to defend the titles he won in Beijing.
Britain is aiming for more glory after its greatest night of Paralympic track and field success at the Olympic Stadium.
'Thriller Thursday' has been hailed as the best ever night of athletics for Britain's Paralympians in the history of the Games.
The team won seven medals in track and field including a hat-trick of golds for Jonnie Peacock, David Weir and Hannah Cockroft.
The evening was capped by 19-year-old Peacock beating Oscar Pistorius in the men's T44 100m final and setting a new Paralympic record.
Moments before Weir snatched his third gold of London 2012 in the T54 800m. He is also the 5,000m and 1,500m champion.
Fellow wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft won her second Paralympic title when she destroyed the field in the T34 200m final.
Dan Greaves won silver in the men's F44 disc and there was bronze for Ben Rushgrove in the T36 200m, Paul Blake in the men's T36 800m and Ola Abidogu in the T46 men's 100m.
Elsewhere, cyclist Sarah Storey cemented her place in the Paralympic hall of fame by equalling Tanni Grey-Thomson and swimmer Dave Roberts' haul of 11 gold medals.
The 34-year-old took her fourth gold of London 2012 with a sensational win in the C5 64km road race time trial at Brand's Hatch.
Schoolboy swimming sensation Josef Craig, 15, smashed the world record in the S7 400m freestyle to became Britain's youngest Paralympic gold medal winner.
Sailor Helena Lucas also made history by winning Britain's first ever Paralympic gold in the 2.4mR class at Weymouth.
At the end of day, eight Great Britain had amassed 108 medals - six more than in Beijing - and lay second in the overall table behind China.
Paralympic organisers have hailed the success of the Games, saying they had sold more than £35m worth of tickets - £10m more than expected.
Overall ticket sales have topped 2.7 million - a Paralympics record and way ahead of Beijing, Athens and Sydney.
