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5 BRITISH AND IRISH STARS

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JONNIE PEACOCK — Struck down by cramps moments before his race, double Paralympic champion Peacock roared back to claim gold in the T44 100m. The sprint king of British para-athletics will now take a long break from the sport.

ALED DAVIES — Welshman with eyes on the able-bodied Commonweal­th Games after a third consecutiv­e world double gold in the F42 discus and shot put.

HANNAH COCKROFT — Death, taxes . . . and Hannah Cockroft gold medals. She stormed to gold in the T34 100m, 400m and 800m to complete a treble at two consecutiv­e World Championsh­ips and the 2016 Paralympic­s.

SOPHIE HAHN — The softlyspok­en 20-year-old smashed two world records to win the T38 100m and 200m events. Set to be a shining star in Tokyo in 2020.

JASON SMYTH — Irishman, 30, claimed a sprint double in the T13 100m and 200m. He intends to compete in Tokyo in 2020. Starts as an intern this week for a career in banking or stockbroki­ng.

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