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PARALYMPIC CHAMPS TO LEAD AS BRITS TARGET RECORD HAUL

REIGNING Paralympic champions Richard Whitehead and Hannah Cockroft have been selected to captain the ParalympicsGB athletics team in Rio.

Whitehead won T42 200m gold in London four years ago and at 40 has since lowered his world record to 23.03, and he’s aiming to complete a 100m and 200m double.

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