BRITISH cyclist Kadeena Cox was left heartbroken after missing out on a medal in the velodrome.
The 33-year-old was going for gold in the women’s C4-5 500m time trial final but suffered a fall just seconds into her run.
PAKadeena Cox fell just seconds into her run[/caption]
PACox was helped off the track[/caption]
ReutersCox is one of ParalympicsGB’s top athletes[/caption]
PAShe is a four-time Paralympic gold medal winner[/caption]
Cox appeared unsteady as she came out of the blocks and steered into the centre of the track.
As she tried to get back onto the racing line, the ParalympicsGB star fell off her bike and immediately looked over to her team for help.
After being seen to on the track, Cox was eventually helped off by a medic and her coach.
Officials subsequently denied the Leeds-born athlete a restart, leaving her visibly devastated.
Cox, who is considered one of ParalympicsGB’s all-time greats, was seen sobbing at the side of the track after the final.
The 33-year-old suffered a calf injury this year which has stopped her from competing in athletics.
Cox is a four-time Paralympic gold medallist having won events both on the athletics track and in the velodrome.
At Rio 2016, just two years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she won gold in the women’s T38 400m, silver in the women’s T35-T38 4x100m relay and bronze in the women’s T38 100m on track.
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PACox won Celebrity Masterchef in 2021[/caption]
That same summer she also won gold in the C4-5 time trial in cycling.
She returned in 2021 to take golds in the C4-5 time trial and C1-5 mixed team sprint.
As well as her incredible achievements as an athlete and cyclist, Cox is won Celebrity Masterchef in 2021 and later featured on hit reality TV show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Cox began sprinting competitively at the age of 15 and competed in the 60m, 100m and 200m.
In May 2014 she was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke.
She was sent back to hospital four months later and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis following extensive tests.
Cox is now one of Britain’s greatest parasport athletes.
All of the events taking place at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Each sport is broken down into subcategories giving athletes the chance to compete on equal terms with those who have a similar impairment.
Here are the events:
Para archery
Para athletics
Para badminton
Blind football
Boccia
Para canoe
Para cycling
Para equestrian
Goalball
Para judo
Para powerlifting
Para rowing
Shooting Para sport
Sitting volleyball
Para swimming
Para table tennis
Para taekwondo
Para triathlon
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair tennis
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