The Dutchman was forced to settle for silver at London 2012, but the 35-year-old was able to win back his title 12-years on from winning his maiden Paralympic crown, as he crossed in a time of 46.65sec.

China's Liu Yang was neck-and-neck with Van Weeghel for much of the race but finished second in 46.79, while Tunisia’s Yassine Gharbi completed the podium in 47.07.

"I worked hard but I was worried at the beginning, I was not really confident I could win,” said Van Weeghel.

"From the start, I had to catch up, I had to do my best effort in the first 200m because I knew that the others normally get back at the end.

"I've been doing sport for a lot of years and normally I know where I stand.

“This time there was something different and I was not feeling confident, but probably it was good."

Having seen Gharbi take bronze in the 400m, Walif Ktila ensured Tunisia would be celebrating gold on the track, as he defended his men’s T34 100m title.

The 31-year-old finished in a Paralympic record time of 15.14, but was pushed all the way by Australia’s 19-year-old racer Rheed McCracken, who won silver in 15.34.

Finland’s Henry Manni ended in the bronze medal position after he finished in a time of 15.46.

The men’s T44 200m also provided one of the closest races of the day, with New Zealand’s Liam Malone powering through to win in a Paralympic record time of 21.06.

Hunter Woodhall, the 17-year-old American, was narrowly adrift in second in a time of 21.12, while Germany’s David Behre clocked 21.41 for bronze.

Woodhall had been forced to deal with the disappointment of being disqualified as part of the United States’ 4x100m T42-47 event.

They had finished in a world record time of 40.61, but for the second straight Games were penalised, with a touch not having been performed during one of the changeovers.

Germany were promoted to the gold after they finished in 40.82, while hosts Brazil secured the silver having crossed the line in 42.04.

Japan were the final beneficiaries of the American team’s misfortune, with their time of 44.16 proving enough for bronze.

Maciej Leipiato provided one of the highlights of the field events in the men’s T44 high jump competition by leaping to a world record height of 2.19 metres.

Britain’s Jonathan Broom-Edwards and Venezuela’s Rafael Uribe completed the podium positions with efforts of 2.10m and 2.01m respectively.

Alessandro Rodrigo Silva ensured the Brazilian crowd witnessed home success as he won the men’s F11 discus final with a third round throw of 43.06m.

Italy’s Oney Tapia and Spain’s David Casinos Sierra won silver and bronze, after the duo threw 40.89m and 38.58m.

For a full breakdown of athletics results from day five, visit our Live Blog here.