The Daily Telegraph

Day 4 MONDAY JULY 17

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Brits to watch

Hannah Cockroft bids for a second gold medal of the championsh­ips as she defends her T34 800m title, with team-mate Kare Adenegan the main competitio­n. Richard Whitehead is also seeking multiple titles as he tries to win the T42 100m after taking silver at Rio 2016. Paralympic T36 400m champion Paul Blake steps down in distance to contest the 200m alongside Graeme Ballard. T44 100m world record holder Sophie Kamlish missed out in Rio so will want a medal.

Foreign star

Dutch sprinter Marlou van Rhijn (below) has embraced the ‘Blade Babe’ nickname bestowed upon

Don’t miss event

He has been unable to convince the authoritie­s to allow him to compete against able-bodied athletes, but German long jumper Markus Rehm is a sight to behold in the T44 long jump. her in her home country and will defend the first of her two world titles in the T44 100m.

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