British Wheelchair Star Hannah Cocroft She won the T34 100 victory with a world record time of 16.39 and won her sixth gold medal in her glorious Paralympic career.
At the age of 29, she lowered her world best by 0.18 seconds at the National Stadium Tokyo, With compatriots Carly Adnigan In the second.
Silver medalist Adnigan finished the game with a score of 17.03, and before her dominant teammate quickly soared and reached the podium again, she had a stronger start with the two.
Glory brings Cockcroft one step closer to the long-term goal of surpassing the 11 Paralympic medals won between 1992 and 2004.
She can further narrow the gap in the 800m final on Saturday.
“To be honest, I don’t know that time is in me,” Cockcroft said. “I know Carre is moving out of the block, and I must do my best to go with her.
“She just took a good time from me. It’s here, it’s been hiding there, only showing up for a few years.”
When asked about the possibility of the Paralympic great Gray Thompson winning the championship, she replied: “I am over halfway and I have participated in three games. I am 29 years old, guys! I don’t know if I can. Participate in three more games.
“It’s there, it’s far away. The sport has changed a lot since Tanni. She left a legacy, we just need to continue to let more young girls join the sport. If I have to It’s great to continue to beat them.”
Cockcroft won two gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics and three more gold medals at the Rio Olympics four years later, becoming one of the country’s most well-known para athletes.
After returning from Brazil, she served as the host of the BBC nature show Countryfile. In addition to appearing in The Great British Bake Off, she further enhanced her image.
She recently claimed that cooking in front of the celebrity chef Paul Hollywood is more daunting than participating in a competition. Paralympic Games But her daily work shows no signs of complacency.
The 12-time world champion lowered her world records in 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m at the World Paralympic Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland in May, and restored her fascinating form in the Japanese capital.
As the only contestant with less than 17 seconds this year, she is clearly the most popular.
Adnigan seems to be the biggest threat to the crown, so it turns out.
The 20-year-old from Coventry raced on the adjacent lane. She flew out of the block to surprise her British compatriots, and was finally overhauled because she won second place and the best result of the season, which is still Much slower than her, set a lifetime record of 16.8 in 2018.
“There must be panic there,” Cockcroft said.
“100m, when you sit on the starting line, it looks short. She is gone and I thought,’I don’t have enough time. I need 120.’
“You just need to lower your head and move your arms.
“I don’t know how those girls pushed, we didn’t compete together. I participated in a Kare competition this year. It shocked me.”
Australian Robyn Lambird won the bronze medal, trailing Adenegan by more than 1.6 seconds. Another British athlete, Fabienne Andre, finished fifth in 19.14.
Adenegan said: “I once thought,’Wow, I can really win this game.’
“This is a good thing. It motivates me to move on. Next year we will host the Commonwealth Games at home, so we will see what happens there.
“I know she is an amazing athlete, but I never think I can’t do it. You always have to play with the mentality that you can win. This is what I did today.
“I want to do my best. This is great for the sport. She continues to achieve amazing achievements and break world records. It really pushed me forward, so I respect it very much.”
