World Para-athletics Championships: Sammi Kinghorn and Maria Lyle win bronze for GB

World Para-athletics Championships: Sammi Kinghorn and Maria Lyle win bronze for GB


McFadden, a multiple winner of the Boston, New York, Chicago and London marathons, has now won at least four medals at three different World Championships, having collected four in Christchurch in 2011 and six in Lyon in 2013.

She missed Doha two years ago but has still amassed a total of 19 medals, including 15 gold, in the event, and that is on top of her 16 Paralympic medals, seven of which are gold.

“I feel amazing, I’m so proud of myself. I’m sad it is coming to an end, and I really hope London hosts the World Championships again as they have done a great job with the crowd, the volunteers, the organisation, I really hope we can back here,” she said.

“I had surgery three months ago, coming out of surgery I would cry as I didn’t know if I would come back. My speeds were so slow and I was thinking ‘I would never make it’. I had to step back, focus on recovery 100% and not travel to anything.

“I had to miss the London Marathon and all I wanted to do was make it back to London after 2012. I love the people here and the event. The main goal is the next World Championships and Tokyo 2020.”



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