Cox sets world record to win gold at Worlds
Great Britain's Kadeena Cox sets a new world record as she wins C4 1km gold at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands.
Kadeena Cox of Great Britain has set a new world record by winning the C4 1km gold at the Para Cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands. She crossed the finish line in 1 minute 9.545 seconds, securing her seventh world title. Cox's Australian rival Tara Neyland could not match her time in the subsequent pursuit race.
In the men's tandem B 1km time-trial, James Ball of Britain defended his title, winning gold alongside new partner Aaron Pope. The pair's time of 59.563 seconds was better than the previous record. In the women's pursuit final, Britain's Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl secured silver, narrowly missing the world record set by New Zealand's Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges.
In the men's C4 final, Britain's Archie Atkinson took bronze, while Fin Graham also won bronze in the C3 1km time-trial.
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