Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft cruised to the eighth Paralympic title of her glittering career by producing a dominant display in the women’s T34 100m final.
Cockroft was a class above her rivals and delivered Great Britain’s first athletics gold of the Paris Games in a time of 16.8 seconds.
Compatriot Kare Adenegan claimed silver at Stade de France, finishing in 17.99 secs.
GOOOOOOOOOLD for Hannah Cockroft!!!!Complete dominance.Legend.#ParalympicsGB 🥇 pic.twitter.com/5gkMuX8N4t
— ParalympicsGB (@ParalympicsGB) September 1, 2024
China’s Hanyu Lan took bronze in 18.45 secs, while Britain’s Fabienne Andre was fifth in 18.86 secs.
Cockroft, who made her debut at London 2012, is unbeaten at the Paralympics and confidently declared herself the person to beat before travelling to France.
The 16-time world champion once again delivered in devastating fashion to move within three golds of Britain’s greatest wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson.
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