"She (McGlynn) is experienced and knows the way of track," said Hunter. "We don't actually say anything during the race... but we knew and trust each other so well, and well prepared of what to do."

Teamed up for six years, the pair had tasted tremendous hardships to live up to the big success. The day after Hunter discovered she qualified for the Athens Paralympics, she broke her back in a cycling accident. Doctors said she would never walk again.

Starting from scratch, Hunter and McGlynn trained even harder in the following season for their first international debut at Athens. Later they were overjoyed with a gold and a silver at the Athens Paralympics, even setting a new world record in 1km time trial of the B/VI class.

"After I broke my back, I became more competitive and realized I wanted to win more than I thought," Hunter said.

Ealier this year, the duo carried on their gold rush in the Paralympic Cycling World Cup in Manchester of Britain.

(Xinhua News Agency September 10, 2008)