British para-athletes enjoyed a record-breaking night at the Muller Anniversary Games at the weekend.
Here’s a little look at the victorious athletes and their times:
JamesPallatt published Richard Whitehead sets sights on double gold in Rio after setting… https://t.co/7uZJmukIVG pic.twitter.com/DNi1vUcoAu
— boys-girlsclubelcamp (@fredricksondaf1) July 24, 2016
He’s Paralympic, world and European champ, so it’s perhaps little surprise that Richard Whitehead broke the record in T42 200m. His own record, no less. He smashed through it with an impressive 23.03 run.
Libby Clegg, Commonwealth gold medallist, also smashed a world record. She hit 24.44 in the T11 200m and her team mate Selina Litt came in third with a new PB.
Celebratory meal after breaking the 200m T11 WR today! 🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/gDD1UMjlL5
— Libby Clegg (@LibbyClegg) July 23, 2016
Hannah Cockroft broke the meeting record with 17.61 in the T34 100m, but missed out on adding another world record to the collection.
#MullerAnniversaryGames Hannah Cockcroft wins 100m but is disappointed as she missed World Record. Great example of aiming high! #TeamGB
— Darren Bartlett (@Darrenb_Utilize) July 23, 2016
World champion Sophie Hahn also broke the meeting record in the T38 100m, marginally outside her own world record. Kadeena Cox took second and landed herself a new PB.
A fab weekend, loved every minute of it! Thanks for all of your support 🇬🇧 🏅 #RoadToRio #MullerAnniversaryGames pic.twitter.com/7T0afZNpJ6
— Sophie Hahn (@SophieHahnT38) July 24, 2016
In the men’s T54 1500m, Swiss athlete Marcel Hug beat the home team T54 1500m by outstripping Richard Chiassaro and six-time Paralympic champion David Weir.
Swiss Roll – @MarcelEricHug holds off @richchiassaro & @davidweir2012 to win the T54 1500m at the Anniversary Games https://t.co/a9giqpqFf7
— C4 Paralympics (@C4Paralympics) July 23, 2016
The Americans took victory in the T44 100m and German Markus Rehm broke the meeting record with an impressive long jump.
Meanwhile in the @London_DL Long Jump competition, to quote @westlifemusic, Markus Rehm is 🎧 Flying without Wiiings🎤 pic.twitter.com/F9HLfet1yY
— C4 Paralympics (@C4Paralympics) July 23, 2016
Canadian Brent Lakatos, who lives in Loughborough,. set a meet record of 14.31 in the T52 100m and Sophie Kamlish broke the Brit record in second place in the T44 100m, following Dutch runner Marlou van Rhijn.
Just got home from the #MullerAnniversaryGames to lots of lovely messages! So glad I could get a new PB/NR in front of such a gr8 home crowd
— Sophie Kamlish (@Sophiekamlish) July 23, 2016
F51 club throw world champion Jo Butterfield broke the meeting record with a 22.02 effort.
Congratulations to all the athletes, we can’t wait for Rio 2016!
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