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GATESHEAD Harrier Stephen Miller was left fuming last night after a below-par showing at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester yesterday.

The 27-year-old, who is the current world record holder in the F32/51 club and became Britainfs youngest disability international back in 1996, was forced to settle for silver.

Tunisian Mouradi Idoudi threw a personal best of 32.59m in the club to snatch the gold medal from a shocked Miller, who finished second on the podium after a best effort of 31.42m.

Miller, who lives in Cramlington and is a Newcastle United fan, is aiming to win a fourth Paralympic Games gold medal in China in September.

But after his showing in Manchester, Miller admitted itfs back to the drawing board this summer as the countdown to Beijing continues.

gI am not particularly happy with my silver medal I would have liked to have thrown a bit further,h said Miller.

gBut then to get beat on the last throw of the competition is a bit hard to take but that is the way it goes.

gI have already qualified for Beijing, it has been a good competition, I knew that guy had a good throw and I wasnft as good as him.

gHe deserved to win and know I am not 100 per cent fit at the minute. I have got a hip injury which affected my throw, so considering that it is pretty good.

gIn Beijing obviously I would like to try and break my own world record again and get my fourth gold in a row, that is my target and that is what I am going to do.h The Paralympic World Cup is hosted by the British Paralympic Association. It is sanctioned by the IPC and IWBF, and supported by UK Sport, Manchester City Council and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).

9:34am Monday 12th May 2008

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