Hannah Cockroft claims third gold as Great Britain finish with 13 in Doha
Great Britain picked up three more gold medals on the final day of the IPC World Championships in Doha, making it a lucky 13 for the meeting.
The women’s T35-38 4x100m relay team smashed the world record in 52.22 seconds, Hannah Cockroft claimed her third victory of the championships in the T34 400m and Hollie Arnold retained her F46 javelin title.
Kare Adenegan took bronze behind Cockroft to take the British medal haul to 32, more than Lyon two years ago and higher than the stated target.
Paralympic head coach Paula Dunn reflected on those achievements with pride.
“We came out to Doha with the aim of winning 26-30 medals, 10-12 of those being gold and we hit that objective before we even started the final session,” she said. “We can’t afford to take this for granted going into a Paralympic year, but it’s a really good indication of the strength and depth we have across the board.
“We’ve got a huge two years ahead with both Rio and a home championships in London on the horizon and I am confident that we can replicate and even surpass the performances we’ve seen over the last 10 days of action.”
Cockroft said: “The whole point of a World Championships is to get the medals. That’s what people remember, not times, and I just needed to come here and prove that I’m still the best in the world.”
Olivia Breen, Maria Lyle, Georgie Hermitage and Sophie Hahn were the record-breaking relay sprinters, and hope to get even better between now and Rio 2016. Hahn said: “It was an amazing feeling, particularly when the world record flashed up on the screen. It is an exciting time heading into Rio and hopefully we will get faster.”