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Hannah Cockroft from Great Britain will be competing in the 800m in Tokyo.
Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on BBC Dates: 24 Aug-5 Sep Time in Tokyo: BST+8 Coverage: Follow Radio 5 Live or on the BBC Sport Website
Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain won a remarkable sixth Paralympic title. She set a new record for winning her third consecutive T34 100m crown. Teammate Kare Adenegan took silver.
Cockroft (29 years old) ran 16.39 seconds faster than Adenegan to beat Robyn Lambird of Australia.
Lauren Steadman, GB, won a stunning gold medal in the women's PTS5 triathlon and Claire Cashmore took home the bronze.
In the men's competition, George Peasgood took silver behind German Martin Schulz.
Cockroft, a wheelchair racer, is a twelve-time world champion. She has also improved her impressive collection Paralympic titles with style after winning the 400m, 800m and 100m events at Rio 2016.
ParalympicsGB Co-Captain and entrant in the 800m in Tokyo will be her best since she had set new world records in the 100m 200m, 400m, 800m and 800m earlier in the year.
Although Adenegan was faster than Cockroft at 17.03, Cockroft beat her Briton by a considerable margin - setting a new world record.
"These last 18 months have been so strange and so, so difficult. Cockroft said that he wished the stadium was fuller to see this.
It's truly special. It's like a huge, massive relief. We didn't know when we would be arriving in Tokyo. It was terrifying. I did my best and it was enough.
"I know Kare to be a strong starter. She's always a good gun, so I knew I had my work cut out for her.
She stated that she is aiming to win the 800m title next and said: "The 800m event is my most comfortable now." It's all up for me.
Triathletes from GB can choose between bronze, silver, and gold
Three medals were awarded to ParalympicsGB's GB triathletes, Lauren Steadman (left), George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore.
Steadman won the women's triathlon, but it was redemption after she made a mistake and missed a critical buoy. She had to settle for silver at the PT4 Triathlon Rio 2016.
In Tokyo, she made no mistake and finished in 1 hour 4.46 seconds, 41 seconds faster than Grace Norman, the USA's current champion. Cashmore was two minutes and fifty seconds behind Cashmore.
American Norman was the winner after the 750m swim, but Steadman, who was born without her lower right hand, won the 20km bike race and held an 18 second advantage going into the final 5km run. The lead of the former Strictly Come dancing contestant only grew from there.
Steadman said that she doesn't believe it has sink in after her win on Channel 4.
"Rio was a huge shock to me and I had no idea what was going on today." It was a very strong field, so I followed my game plan."
Cashmore won bronze, despite being penalized for one minute for a drafting violation. This was served during the bike section, but there was confusion because the race officials initially misunderstood the duration.
Cashmore, who was emotional, said that Lauren had a remarkable race and that she had worked so hard this season. She deserved it. Grace, too, is a marvel to see them on the top of that podium.
"There was some confusion about the penalty. I was sure I would be given a warning, but they didn't. They didn't respond at the right time, so I had to stop again. It was frustrating because it was me who did that wrong. At that point, I was already back.
It's a bronze award. It's a bronze medal. Every race I am learning and progressing. Today I have learned so much and will never do it again.
Peasgood was the leader in the men's PTS5 swim, but Schulz, the 2016 champion in the run section, took him down on the second lap.
Briton finished the course in 58 minutes 55 seconds. Schulz was 45 seconds behind Schulz, while Daniel Stefan of Canada was 27 seconds ahead.
Peasgood said, "I'm pretty overwhelmed." She will also be competing in the road cycling events in Tokyo for GB.
"I was skeptical that I could ride the bike. I did the run because I was determined and that's what I have been training for.
"The past three months were not good, but I had a lot faith in all those who got me to this point."
