GB Para-Dressage squad named for World Equestrian Games

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THE London Stadium has been the scene of some wonderful moments in para athletics. And that ‘track’ record continued in July when the Müller Anniversary Games returned. Kare Adenegan stole most of the headlines with her stunning world record in the T34 100m – see page 8 for more on that. But that wasn’t the only world best set on a weekend of topclass action. Sprint sensation Sophie Hahn stormed to a new record in the T38 200m final. The 21-year-old athlete brushed aside all opposition to record a stunning time of 25.93s and smash her own previous best. “I knew I was in good shape when I came here. It’s a good track, good crowd and you can run the event of your life,” she said. Elsewhere, Libby Clegg enjoyed a golden return after running a season’s best 200m en route to victory. Racing for GB for the first time since the

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after tearing her calf last year, Clegg dominated the T11 race alongside new guide Tom Somers. “I really missed being on the international stage and where better to come back to than this stadium, so it’s pretty incredible,” the 28-year-old said after her 25.29s effort. Richard Whitehead claimed silver in the T42 200m in a season’s best 23.72s (See more from the double Paralympic champion in the embedded video at the top of this page). After a typically fast start, Whitehead was caught at the line by South African Ntando Mahlangu, while David Henson took third and Luke Sinnott finished fifth for GB. Stef Reid jumped a season’s best 5.55m to take gold in the T44/47/64 long jump to add to the world title she won in London last year. Reid sealed the victory with her fourth leap, just one centimetre ahead of Marie-Amelie Le Fur in silver with Polly Maton finishing fifth.

Para-Dressage squad named for World Equestrian Games

NATASHA BAKER is part of the four-rider para-dressage squad named by the British Equestrian Federation for September’s World Equestrian Games. Baker on Mount St John Diva Dannebrog, Erin Orford on Dior, Sir Lee Pearson on Styletta and Sophie Wells on C Fatal Attraction are all included for the event in North Carolina. Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Wells is also on the reserve list with Gladstone, alongside Suzanna Hext (LJT Enggaards

Solitaire), Isobelle Palmer (Touchdown M) and Georgia Wilson (Midnight). “I’m so, so proud of everything we’ve achieved this year,” said five-time Paralympic gold medallist Baker. “Massive thanks to Mount St John and my whole team for their support. “To build such a partnership in such a short space of time, I just can’t believe it. I’m so grateful and massively excited for the World Equestrian Games.”

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