by British wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft maintained her 100 per cent Paralympic record by winning the ninth gold medal of her career with a commanding victory in the women’s T34 800m.
The 32-year-old completed the race in one minute and 55.44 seconds, 11 seconds off her personal world record set last year.
Her compatriot Kare Adenegan completed a British double, finishing 7.68 seconds behind the Briton, while Fabienne Andre was fourth with a time of 2 minutes 6.8 seconds. American Eva Houston took bronze.
Cockroft led from the start on the penultimate day of competition and once again proved herself a class above her rivals to maintain the dominance she has enjoyed since bursting onto the scene in London in 2012.
His victory at the Stade de France was his second of the Games after his superb performance last Sunday in the T34 100m final.
“The atmosphere was amazing, I could feel the noise following me everywhere, it’s like being back in London, I love it,” she said.
“That’s how a lot of people like para-sport. That’s what we want to see.
“It doesn’t stop there, we have world and European championships year after year, it’s not a four-year gap for us.”
Cockroft will marry ParalympicsGB team-mate Nathan Maguire in her hometown of Halifax next month.
“It’s three weeks and five days away, so now the hard work begins,” she said.
“I just want to sleep now, but I hope I can go home, have an amazing marriage and have a great life.”
At the last field event in Great Britain, Aled Davies had to settle for silver in the F63 shot put.
The 33-year-old Welshman, a three-time Paralympic gold medallist, had his best effort of 15.10 metres.
Kuwait’s Faisal Sorour won gold against world record holder Davies with a throw of 15.31m, his best throw of the season.
“I try to look at the positives, but I’m not really a money guy,” said Davies, who won the F42 title in Rio and Tokyo after winning discus gold in London in 2012.
“Losing is a big part of this story. I was lucky enough to dominate this sport for so long.
“I don’t mind losing, really, but I don’t like underachieving either. I wasn’t the best.”
British sprinter Didi Okoh then marked her Paralympic debut with bronze in the women’s 100m T63 in a personal best time of 14.59 seconds.
Italian runner Martina Caironi won gold in 14.16 seconds, while Indonesian silver medallist Karisma Evi Tiarani took the gold in 14.26 seconds.
Monica Graziana Contrafatto shared bronze with Okoh after an appeal after fellow Italian Ambra Sabatini, who was leading the race, fell and collided with her.
“Anything can happen in a race, a 100m is always full of surprises and this was the case,” Okoh said.
“I’m really proud of myself for pushing myself to the finish line, because my only goal was to beat my personal best. I wanted to have a really good race and put on a show, I hope I achieved that.”
