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Cockroft Clocks Championship Record to Claim 17th World Title in T34 400m Return

Her 55.62 championship record came in a reintroduced event with only four starters.

Overview

  • The nine-time Paralympic champion won the T34 400m in New Delhi to extend her world title tally to 17.
  • Only gold and silver were awarded because the field was four, leaving Fabienne André without a bronze despite finishing third.
  • Kare Adenegan took silver in 1:02.70 and will also contest the 100m and 800m this week.
  • Cockroft urged organisers and fellow athletes to give the 400m more prominence after its first World Championships appearance since 2017.
  • The T34 400m is not on the Paralympic programme, a status reflected in the small field at these championships.