Cockroft leads home GB clean sweep at Para Worlds

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Hannah Cockroft celebrates gold in Tokyo in 2020Cockroft has competed at three Paralympics
Venue: Charlety Stadium, Paris Dates: 8-17 July
Coverage: Daily reports across BBC Sport

Hannah Cockroft won her sixth 100m world title as she led home a British one-two-three at the Para Athletics World Championships in Paris.

The 30-year-old wheelchair racer started strongly in the T34 final and powered to a comfortable victory in 16.81 seconds.

Team-mate Kare Adenegan finished second in 17.82, with Fabienne Andre third in 19.14 for her first global medal.

The trio will race again in Saturday's 800m final.

More to follow.

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