Britain's Kadeena Cox has won her second gold medal of the Rio Paralympics after finishing first in the T38 400 meters. Cox, who became the first Briton to win two medals in different sports at the same Paralympics since 1988 when she won bronze in the T38 100 meters, has now won gold medals in two sports at the same games. She set a world record in the C4-5 time trial on Saturday to take track cycling gold.
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Great Britain's Libby Clegg added the T11 200m title to the 100m gold medal she won on Saturday to become a double Paralympic champion in Rio. Clegg, who was reclassified to T11 after winning silver medals in the T12 100m at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012, pulled away from the other competitors on the home straight to set a new Paralympic record. Home favourite and three-time Paralympic gold medallist Guilhermina Terezinha was disqualified after the Brazilian false started, leaving just three runners in the final. Clegg, and guide Chris Clarke, finished with a time of 24.51 seconds to collect a Rio sprint double.
Georgie Hermitage broke the world record to win her second gold of the Rio Paralympics in the T37 400m. 27-year-old Hermitage, who also won the T37 100m title on Friday, walked away from athletics ten years ago before returning to the sport after being inspired by London 2012. Hermitage, who has cerebral palsy, stormed ahead of the rest of the field to finish the one lap event in 1 minute 0.53 seconds. Xiaoyan Wen of China came in second, almost three seconds behind the Brit, with Tunisian Neda Bahi winning the bronze medal.
Great Britian's Hannah Cockroft won the gold medal in the T34 100m, successfully defending the title she won at London 2012. Wheelchair racer Cockroft, who has cerebral palsy, finished ahead of fellow Brit Kare Adenegan, with the fifteen year old winning the silver medal. Cockroft set a new Paralympic record of 17.43 seconds as she finished well clear of the rest of the field. After getting her customary quick start, Cockroft powered away to open up a gap of several lengths over her nearest competition.
ParalympicsGB sprinter Libby Clegg won gold in the women's T11 100m after being disqualified in the semi-final. Clegg, who has Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy disease, a deteriorating eye condition, assisted by guide Chris Clarke set a world record to qualify for the final but was disqualified when the judges accused Clarke of assisting her. Following an appeal by UK Athletics, Clegg was reinstated and took her place on the start line at the Olympic Stadium for the final. Home favourite Terezinha Guilhermina was looking to defend her title, but the Brazilian could only finish fourth as Clegg took gold.
Shara Proctor was just one jump away from becoming World Champion before American Tianna Bartoletta took the gold medal with a personal best jump of 7.14m. Proctor extended her own British record to 7.07m with the forth jump, and held the lead right until the final round when Bartoletta took the win. Proctor had one jump left, but was unable to jump further and had to settle for the silver. Bartoletta, who first won gold as a nineteen-year-old 10 years ago, now has her second World title after winning in Beijing. Behind her in second, Proctor became the first Brition to jump over seven meters. Serbia's Ivana Spanovic took bronze with a jump of 7.01m.
Jessica Ennis-Hill has won World Championship gold to mark an amazing return to athletics after injury and the birth of her first child. Ennis-Hill, who hadn't competed in a major championship since the 2012 Olympics, performed well on the opening day to lead overnight and wrapped up victory with the 800m on Sunday in Beijing. After the first four events, a British one-two was still very much possible as Ennis-Hill lead compatriot Katarina Johnson-Thompson. However the 22-year-old from Liverpool jumped three fouls in the long jump meaning that she registered zero points for that discipline and therefore ending her hopes of a first senior championship medal. Johnson-Thompson then had to complete the final two events, the javelin and 800m, knowing she wouldn't be competing for the top places and in the back of her mind wanting to conserve energy for the individual long jump, which she competes in later this week.
Reigning Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships after the first four events. Ennis-Hill is in a commanding position in Beijing, her first major championships since London 2012, due to strong performances in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m. Few were expecting Ennis-Hill to perform so well so quickly, given she gave birth to son Reggie just 13 months ago, but she always said she would only go to the championships if she had a realistic chance of medaling. And she seems on track to do just that, after opening with a solid 12.91 seconds in the 100m hurdles, second only to Dutch athlete Nadine Visser.
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