Dunkerley wins silver at para athletics worlds

Jason Dunkerley added a silver to Canada’s medal total at the world para athletics championships in London. Dunkerley raced to a time of four minutes, 13.67 seconds at London Stadium Friday to place second in the T11 1,500-metre event. Kenya’s Mushai Kimani took gold in 4:11.54. The Ottawa native raises Canada’s medal total to seven — three gold, one silver, three bronze. Brent Lakatos of Dorval, Que., has won all three gold medals while Guillaume Ouellette of Victoriaville, Que., Calgary’s Alister McQueen and Ness Murby of Salt Spring Island, B.C., have each picked up a bronze. Canada is 14th in the total count. China leads the way with 54 while the U.S. is second with 42.