Day 8: Cox storms to home triumph

In the T38 400m, Cox surged past her rivals to another gold in London. Seven days difference but equal in execution, Cox goes into tomorrow's 100m looking to follow her compatriot again by taking three medals from the home championships.

 

“To come home and have this crowd, it was good in Rio but nothing like this,” said Cox.

 

“To hear them screaming down the home straight, I had to keep going for them, it was amazing.”

 

A gold medallist in cycling as well, Cox has shown her diversity maintaining success across different sports, but hinted at a return to wheels.

 

“I took up cycling after my illness, but dropped it this year, it's been tricky, it works better together but I'm a bit of an odd bean,” she added.

 

“I hope to get back on my bike and do the same thing in Rio, in Tokyo.”

 

Paul Blake was also in a medal final but fell agonisingly short in fourth in the T36 400m as Australia's James Turner swept home the victory.

 

“I took the first 200 too quickly and paid at the end, but that's how sport goes sometimes,” said Blake.

 

“The crowd have been fantastic all championships, to come back out with their support was incredible.”

 

Olympic champion in Rio, Blake confirmed he won't be continuing for the upcoming Tokyo games in 2020.

 

“I've put so much into this year and mentally I struggled coming out of Rio, so to continue, no,” he said.

 

Elsewhere, James Hamilton and Steve Morris qualified for tomorrow's T20 800m final. Morris won his heat and is feeling confident after missing out on a medal in the 1500m.

 

“I'm confident, I'll go back tonight, eat, sleep and watch some Netflix,” he said.

 

A contender for achievement of the night was Whalid Khatila. He completed his ‘double quadruple’ in a Championship record time in the T34 200m.

 

Meanwhile, Zetan Fan shocked 100m champion and T11 200m world record holder David Brown to take gold. 

 

That takes China's gold tally to 21 as they head the medal table, Cox’s triumph brings Team GB to 14 and third, one behind USA.