KADEENA COX WINS TIME TRIAL TO ADD TO ATHLETICS GOLD

Kadeena Cox became the first Briton since 1988 to win a medal in two sports at the same Paralympics as she took cycling gold in Rio.

Cox, who took T38 100m athletics bronze on Friday, won the C4-5 time trial as Dame Sarah Storey finished fourth.

Her success came shortly after GB’S Hannah Cockroft retained her T34 100m title and 15-yearold team-mate Kare Adenegan took silver.

Britain have won 35 medals in Rio, including 15 golds.

Cox told Channel 4: “I can’t believe it. I’m over the moon. I have only been doing it a year and a half and being on top of the world is amazing.”

Earlier, Andy Lewis won GB’S first gold of the day with victory in the PT2 Para-triathlon.

Sabrina Fortune claimed women’s F20 shot put bronze, while swimmer Alice Tai took bronze in the women’s S10 100m backstroke.

Toby Gold won silver and compatriot Andy Small bronze in the men’s T33 100m as Britain secured eight medals on the third day.

Isabel Barr was the last Briton to win a Paralympic medal in two sports at the same event with medals in the shooting and athletics at Seoul 1988.

Cox was only 16 months old when Storey won her first Paralympic medal at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, where she competed as a swimmer.

Cox had a stroke aged 23, which led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Storey, a 12-time gold medallist who won the C4-5 time trial at London 2012, completed the 500m race in 37.068 seconds to take the lead.

However, Cox triumphed in 34.598 seconds, with China’s Zhou Jufang taking silver in 36.004 and compatriot Ruan Jianping bronze in 36.557.

Cox said: “I have worked so hard, my legs were tired and I was mentally exhausted from yesterday.”

Storey said: “I’m a pursuiter - it should be a sprinter winning it.

“Fourth is the worst place to be, but even if I’d gone as quick as I did in London I’d still have been fourth.”