Wheelchair athlete Hannah Cockroft set a new world record to storm to the sixth gold medal of her illustrious Paralympic career.
The 29-year-old topped the podium in the T34 100m with a time of 16.39 seconds – edging out compatriot Kare Adenegan, who claimed silver in 17.03.
The win moved Cockroft a step closer to a long-term target of surpassing the 11 Paralympic medals Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson won between 1992 and 2004.
What’s coming up?
Hannah Russell seeks to retain her 50m freestyle gold on Sunday afternoon, before sprinter Jonnie Peacock attempts to make it a hat-trick of golds in the T64 100m starting with the qualifying heats.
