Hannah Cockroft believes the Paris 2024 Paralympics could be the best since London 2012 and hopes the Games can reignite momentum behind the para sport movement.
‘Halifax Hurricane’ Cockroft’s pair of golds 11 years ago saw her become one of the faces of the home Games that received unprecedented TV coverage on Channel 4 and record crowds at events.
But the seven-time Paralympic champion admits she feels para sport has not moved on from the heights it reached over a decade ago, where crowds of 80,000 watched the Paralympic athletics programme and she and others like Jonnie Peacock became household names.
Cockroft grabbed World Championship gold medals number 13 and 14 in Paris this month, but those wanting to tune in could only do so via Channel 4’s YouTube channel.
