Halifax's Hannah Cockroft sets four new world records in three days

Halifax’s Hannah Cockroft has set a fourth world record in three days ahead of a World Para-athletics Grand Prix event in Dubai, which begins this Sunday.

By Tom Scargill

Published 23rd Feb 2023, 09:04 BST

Updated 23rd Feb 2023, 09:10 BST

Hannah Cockroft. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Cockroft beat her own world record in the 400m on Wednesday – the final day of the Sharjah International meeting.

The time of 52.80 seconds bettered the record she set in 2021 by 1.19 seconds.

Before that, the seven-time Paralympic gold medallist had beaten her own 200m, 800m and 1500m world records in the T34 category.

Cockroft will be competing in the World Para-athletics Grand Prix event in Dubai, starting on Sunday, as she prepares for July's World Championships in Paris where she will race over 100m and 800m.

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