The wins in Nottwil came at the expense of his British rival David Weir, with Hug finishing in a time of 3min 16.52sec in the 1,500m T54, over Weir's 3:16.70.

Japan's Masayuki Higuchi was third, finishing in 3:16.70.

Home favourite Hug finished the 800m in 1:38.22, with Weir coming in at 1:38.39.

Higuchi was third again, finishing in 01:40.23.

"It was difficult as I didn't know what the plans were from the other guys so I thought if I was leading I could try and control the race, reduce the power and save it for the sprint," Hug said.

"This could all change and David could win the next races like he did in London.

"It always changes in this class.

"David is really good at focussing on big events and come Swansea [the IPC Athletics European Championships in August] I know he will be ready for sure as it's in his home country.

"It will be really tough to beat him there."

Hug and Weir are due to race against each other for a fourth time in tomorrow's 5,000m event.

Belgium's Marieke Vervoort came back after spending four months in hospital following a racing crash at last year's World Championships to set the European record in the women's 800m T52.

Racing the 800m for the first time since her crash, she clocked 2:25.23 to shave 2.36 seconds off the previous record set in July 1998 by Switzerland's Ursina Greuter.

Marieke Vervoort came back on record form to compete at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil ©Getty Images


"I was scared to do the 800m again as this was the race I had my accident in last year in Lyon," Vervoort said.

"Today I was glad to race alone.

"I didn't feel too well this morning, I had sore arms, but with my iron mind I stayed on my goal.

"I pushed as hard as I could.

"I want to call my doctor who told me I'd never reach the top again.

"I have shown that if you really want something, you can get it."

Elsewhere, the women's 1500m T52-T34 races saw two world records fall, with Britain's Mel Nicholls lowering her own year-old T34 world record by 0.96 to make it 4:11.60, while Vervoort clocked 4:24.47 to smash the 10-year-old T52 world record by 1.02 seconds.

"I was really happy with my pushing but I didn't expect it to be a world record due to the wind, so I'm delighted," Nicholls said.

"As my roomie [Hannah Cockroft] got a world record [in the 200m] yesterday I had to match her today.

"It was a challenging race, but great fun."

Cockroft was also back breaking records, this time by finishing in 17.31 in the 100m T34 to lower her previous best time set in May last year by 0.23 seconds.

Russia's Magrarita Goncharova is the new 100m world record holder in the women's T38 class after she broke Sophie Hahn of Britain's time, set at last year's World Championships, by just 0.01 seconds to win the women's T37/38 race in 13.09.

The highlight of the men's 100m races was Canadian Brent Lakatos' world record in the T53 class.

The world champion stormed home in 14.17, to take 0.17 seconds off his previous best set at the London 2012 Games.

Competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil is due to conclude tomorrow.

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