Tokyo Paralympics: Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft wins third successive 100m gold

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Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft claimed a stunning sixth Paralympic title as she set a new world record to win her third consecutive T34 100m crown, with team-mate Kare Adenegan taking silver.

Cockroft, 29, clocked a time of 16.39 seconds to beat Adenegan, who finished ahead of Australia's Robyn Lambird.

In the women's PTS5 triathlon, GB's Lauren Steadman earned a superb gold and Claire Cashmore won the bronze.

In the men's event, George Peasgood won silver behind German Martin Schulz.

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