World ParaAthletics Championships: Moments We Loved

By Sam Tonks

Now that we've bid farewell to the IPC World ParaAthletics Championships, we can reflect on the outstanding moments we witnessed over the nine days of action. With golds being won, world records being broken and astonishing feats of human achievement witnessed on a daily basis, it’s impossible to rank them, so we didn’t. Here are five that we loved…

 

Hannah Cockroft secures triple gold

On day seven, the face of British Para-Athletics won her tenth world title in the T43 400m. In meticulous fashion, she won at a canter and proved to be Team GB’s star of London, five years after she shot to stardom at the iconic venue in 2012.

Inspiring, and a serial winner, her winning streak doesn’t seem to be slowing down and hopefully she’ll grace her home from home one more time soon.

 

Watch our interview with Hannah Cockroft here…

 

Captain Davies leads from the front 

Aled Davies completed a ‘triple double’ in exemplary style with a championship record on one throw and a world record the next as he dominated the F42 shot put. He collected the F42 Discus gold earlier in the week but the atmosphere and way he won his second gold was superb.

A third successive double at world championships, Davies didn’t fault under pressure and delivered another golden moment for the home crowd.

 

Sophie Kamlish’s perfect day

At her world championships debut, Kamlish put together a performance of an experienced champion on day four. Setting a new world record in the morning, she ended the day with gold in the T44 100m. The 20-year-old edged reigning world champion Marlou Van Rhijn to mark her name into the Para-Athletics championships history books.

 

The Sinnot Family Affair

Luke Sinnot’s first world championships could’ve been the perfect one. A new personal best of 6.15m was great, but just 11cm off a bronze medal in the T42 Long Jump. A heroic effort with the crowd right behind him, his family could not be prouder.

“I was so proud of him, to get a personal best on his last jump,” said Sinnot’s Dad.

“If he’d of done that at the start he might of challenged but he was brilliant.”

“I was overwhelmed he did so well, just brilliant,” his mother added.

“To here everyone shouting for him, it’s amazing.”

 

Kadeena Cox’s golden run

As the championships were beginning to end, Kadeena Cox took to the track in the T38 400m. With a bronze to her name already, Cox stole the show on day eight to win gold and send the crowd into raptures.

She’d go on to take a full set of medals home with her, with a silver behind Sophie Hahn the next day and continue the dazzling achievements of Team GB at London Stadium this summer.