Cockroft puts 100 per cent record on the line in Paris

Seven-time champion Hannah Cockroft insisted there is not a single thought” Paris 2024 will be her final Paralympics as she sent out an ominous warning to her rivals.

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Wheelchair racer Cockroft has dominated the women's T34 classification for more than a decade after bursting on to the scene with two golds at London 2012.

The 32-year-old is poised to put her 100 per cent Games record on the line on Sunday when she defends her 100m title at Stade de France before bidding to retain the 800m crown the following Saturday.

Cockroft, who is four Paralympic golds short of the 11 won by Britain’s most successful wheelchair racer Tanni GreyThompson, feels she is still getting faster and has ambitions of competing at Los Angeles in 2028.

She told the PA news agency: “Obviously the question always comes: is this going to be your last one? I’m 32 and that’s kind of the age we see a lot of women dropping out of our sport.