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Kadeena Cox sets world record to win C4 1km gold
Great Britain's Kadeena Cox set a world record to win the women's C4 1km gold at the Para Cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands.
The 35-year-old finished in 1 minute 9.545 seconds, claiming her seventh world title.
She had to wait while Australia's Tara Neyland raced afterwards, but Neyland did not beat her time.
Cox is a five-time Paralympic gold medallist, and this was her first world title since 2024.
Britain also won the men's tandem B 1km time-trial, where James Ball and Aaron Pope took gold.
Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl won silver in the women's pursuit, while Archie Atkinson and Fin Graham each won bronze in their events.
The championships also saw New Zealand's Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges beat the world record Unwin and Holl had set in qualifying.
Kadeena Cox of Great Britain set a world record to win C4 1km gold at the Para Cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands.
The 35-year-old finished in 1 minute 9.545 seconds, claiming her seventh world title.
Australian Tara Neyland raced after Cox but did not beat her time.
Cox celebrated her first world title since 2024.
Britain’s James Ball and Aaron Pope also won gold in the men’s tandem B 1km time-trial.
- Who
- Kadeena Cox of Great Britain
- What
- She set a world record and won gold in the C4 1km event.
- When
- 2026-10-30
- Where
- The Para Cycling Track World Championships in the Netherlands
- Why
- Not stated
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- Athlete
- Kadeena Cox
- Event
- C4 1km
- Winning time
- 1 minute 9.545 seconds
- World titles
- Seventh
- Championship location
- Netherlands