Cox wins second gold at Para-cycling Worlds
Kadeena Cox won her second gold medal at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands, claiming her first individual sprint world title. She also set a world record in qualifying, underlining her strong form after winning the C4 1km title earlier in the championships.
The 35-year-old recorded 11.409 seconds in the first round of the C4 sprint, then beat Australia’s Tara Neyland in a close final. Great Britain also won both tandem sprint events: James Ball and Aaron Pope took the men’s title, while Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl won the women’s event. GB’s overall tally reached six golds, eight silvers and five bronzes.
In short
- Cox claimed her second gold of the championships.
- She set a qualifying world record of 11.409 seconds.
- Great Britain reached 19 medals overall.
Explained simply
Para-cycling is the sport of bicycle racing for athletes with a range of impairments. Track events take place on an indoor oval, with riders competing in different classifications so that athletes with similar levels of activity limitation race against one another.
Kadeena Cox is a British para-cyclist who competes in the C4 classification and has also represented Great Britain in athletics. The sprint is a short track race in which riders build speed and race head-to-head; tandem events pair a visually impaired rider with a sighted pilot on a two-person bicycle.
The World Championships bring together national teams to compete for titles across para-cycling events. Results contribute to each country’s medal tally and help show how its riders are performing internationally.