Peacock, who was the fastest in qualifying, pulled clear of the field and crossed the line in 10.81sec to equal the Paralympic record he set in the heats.

New Zealand’s T43 sprinter Liam Malone came through for silver in 11.02, while European silver medallist Felix Streng of Germany won bronze in 11.03.

American number one Jarryd Wallace started strongly, but he was unable to match Peacock’s strength and speed, and ended up in fifth place behind South Africa’s Arnu Fourie.

"I had the sharpness today, I had the power," said Peacock.

"Every week that has gone past I have felt stronger, more technically sound and I just trust my process.

"Thanks to the guys back home."

The race capped off a session of athletics that was watched by much fewer spectators than Rio 2016 organisers had anticipated.

Rio 2016 communications director Mario Andrada said earlier today that tickets for the session had sold out, but there were still swathes of empty seats around a venue that has had its capacity reduced from 45,000 at the Olympics, to 25,000 at the Paralympics.

Another notable victor this evening was Cuba’s triple world champion Omara Durand, who raced into the history books once again by lowering her own world record to take gold in the women's 100m T12.

The 24-year-old made victory look easy as she sprinted gracefully to the line in 11.40, knocking 0.08 seconds off the mark she set at last year’s World Championships in Qatar's capital Doha. 

Azerbaijan’s Elena Chebanu clocked a time of 11.71 to finish second ahead of Germany’s Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt, the bronze medallist in 11.99.

In the day’s earlier session, France's Marie-Amelie Le Fur broke the women's long jump T44 world record twice on her way to securing gold.

Le Fur, who won Paralympic bronze at London 2012, leapt 5.75m with her first attempt to add one centimetre on to the mark she set in her 2015 World Championship-winning performance.

The 27-year-old then went even further in the fourth round, jumping 5.83m - a distance she matched with her sixth and final attempt.

Britain’s Stef Reid won silver with a best of 5.64m, while bronze went to The Netherlands' Marlene van Gansewinkel with 5.57m.

Also producing an eye-catching display was Ireland’s star sprinter Jason Smyth, who notched up his third consecutive 100m T13 Paralympic title in convincing style.

The 29-year-old, who won gold at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 in world record time, drove hard out of the blocks and held on strongly to take the win in 10.64.

Namibia’s Johannes Nambala won silver in 10.78, while Australia’s Chad Perris took bronze in 10.83.

For a full breakdown of athletics results from day two, visit our live blog here.