Hannah’s Swiss hat-trick

Halifax’s Paralympic and world champion Hannah Cockroft completed a winning treble at the IPC Grand Prix in Switzerland.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Jun 2015, 08:22 BST
Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft celebrates winning Gold during the Women's 200m - T34 Final at the Olympic Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 6, 2012. See PA story PARALYMPICS Athletics. Photo credit should read: Lynne Cameron/PA WireGreat Britain's Hannah Cockroft celebrates winning Gold during the Women's 200m - T34 Final at the Olympic Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 6, 2012. See PA story PARALYMPICS Athletics. Photo credit should read: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire
Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft celebrates winning Gold during the Women's 200m - T34 Final at the Olympic Stadium, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday September 6, 2012. See PA story PARALYMPICS Athletics. Photo credit should read: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire

The 22-year-old won the T34 800m before maintaining her seven-year unbeaten run in the 100m on Saturday and then won the 200m on Sunday.

Cockcroft, also a reigning European champion, withstood the challenge of Australia’s Rosemary Little in both the 800m and 100m.

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She wasn’t altogether satisfied with her Saturday performances saying she had made a few mistakes and was confident she could go faster.

Fellow Briton David Weir didn’t have such a successful weekend. The six-time Paralympic champion had a second and a third place in Nottwil behind Switzerland’s Marcel Hug.

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