Kadeena Cox has become the first Briton since 1988 to win a Paralympic medal in two sports at the same Games after breaking her own world record to claim the women’s C4-5 500m time trial title here this evening. I’m so glad to have done it just to show other people with multiple sclerosis and other conditions that you can do incredible things.
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Nigeria has been more successful at the Paralympics than it has been at the Olympics.
A Paralympic cyclist has become the first British serviceman or woman injured in Iraq or Afghanistan to win a gold medal – almost a decade after losing his arm.
Double Rio gold-medallist Jody Cundy said the team got it all right in Rio: “After four years ago, that was probably the lowest I’ve ever been; this is probably the highest I’ve ever been”.
Cox had a stroke aged 23, which led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
New Zealand has now won seven medals at the Rio Paralympics. “So I can go back and have a look at it and see what I need to do to make my next race better”.
Ejike did not only win a gold medal but did so in an astonishing manner, shattering the Paralympic and World Record three successive times to dominate the women’s -61kg event in Powerlifting. I wasn’t sure I would be able to do it.
Of Cox, she said: “At first I thought it wouldn’t be possible”.
Grimaldi, who won gold in the T47 long jump event on Friday, will also compete in the 200 metres later in the week.
The 30-year-old from Sutton Coldfield won gold in the C1-5 mixed team sprint at the Rio Paralympics on Sunday with Jody Cundy and Louis Rolfe.
Hungary’s Bianka Pap came third.
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Cockroft said: “The 100m is my favourite event – I have never been beaten over it and didn’t expect to be beaten over it. I’m just in shock, I’m Paralympic, world and European champion and perhaps I’ll have my first beer in two years now”.
