Hahn wins gold in women's T38 100m
England's Sophie Hahn sets a new Commonwealth Games record to claim gold in the women's T38 100m. Wales' Olivia Breen meets Hahn at the finish line taking bronze and Scotland's Maria Lyle takes silver in the T35 100m.
The 21-year-old was favourite for gold but still ensured her best would come to the fore, stopping the clock in 12.46 seconds in the T38 100m – just two hundredths shy of her world record but still a new Games record
For Hahn, this was a race all about completing the set – revelling in a Commonwealth adventure she had never previously experienced, with the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games already on the radar.
Hahn said:
“I’ve always wanted to be able to get that Commonwealth medal so to come here, to Australia, and do that is so amazing. In the warm-up, I knew I just needed to get out there, to hear the noise and soak up the atmosphere and I’m so happy to be here.
“The Commonwealths was always something I wanted to tick off and the whole experience has been fantastic.”
She had British company alongside her on the podium as Olivia Breen finished third for Wales – her second medal of the Games – while Katrina Hart registered a season best in finishing sixth.
Para-sprinter Maria Lyle also secured Scotland’s first track medal at the Commonwealth Games with a silver medal in the T35 100m.
Follow the action of our Home nation stars on the Gold Coast 2018 website. The Games take place from 4-15 April 2018.
Photo credit: ParalympicsGB
