Kadeena Cox: We’ll perform even better at next year’s World ParaAthletics Championships in London

Many happy returns | Gold medallist Kadeena Cox poses with her medals after arriving at Heathrow from Rio de Janeiro
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David Churchill18 October 2016

Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox believes Britain’s athletes will perform “even better” than in Rio 2016 at next year’s World ParaAthletics Championships in London.

The 25-year-old sprinter, who won two golds, a silver and bronze medals in Rio, said spectators can “expect fireworks” at the championships next summer as Britain’s Paralympic champions return to the Olympic Stadium.

Cox watched London 2012 as an aspiring able-bodied athlete before suffering a stroke and being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

Sell-out home crowds like the ones she remembers four years ago could make the London 2017 championships an “even greater” spectacle than Rio, where Cox and her Team GB co-stars often competed in front of half-empty crowds.

In Pictures: Great Britain's medal run at Rio 2016 Paralympics

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She said: “I think we can expect fireworks because, look at what we did great in Rio, and that was without the home support. So imagine what we can do with that home crowd.

“Everyone who I’ve spoken to says Rio was amazing, but those who went to London say there’s nothing that’s ever going to top it.

“It’s really exciting and I’m just really looking forward to going there next year and doing something special.”

The world’s best athletes are coming back to London in 2017 to compete at the World ParaAthletics Championships. Don’t miss out on 2017’s biggest sporting event. £10 adult tickets and £5 child tickets on sale now at www.london2017athletics.com/tickets

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