Warner wants London to host Worlds in 2019
we can’t be in London for all our World Championships,” said the Irishman.
“Nowhere supports the Paralympics like Britain does. I’d be delighted if we were told we were coming back here in two years.”
Meanwhile, Hannah Cockroft, who tonight bids for her second gold of the championships in the T34 400m, said: “It would be great to come back in 2019. It’s a no-brainer for so many of us.”
And Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos, the husband of British athlete Stef Reid, called on the IPC, with the UK as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement, to “make London the permanent home of the Para World Championships”.
Regardless of the location, American athlete Tatyana McFadden admitted she was almost certain to return to the track after sealing a fourth gold of these championships. After undergoing sur- gery for blood clots on her legs, she has cut down her schedule in London but was still in a class of her own.
Echoing the sentiments of her fellow athletes, she said: “I’m sad it is coming to an end and I really hope London hosts the championships again as they have done a great job. I had surgery three months ago and I didn’t know if I would come back. I had to miss the London Marathon and all I wanted to do was make it back to London.”
There was no golden hue on the night for Britain as Maria Lyle and Sammi Kinghorn sprinted to bronze medals in T35 100m and T53 400m respectively.
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