• Scottish wheelchair racer missed out on a medal five years ago
  • ParalympicsGB slip to third in medal table

Samantha Kinghorn raced her way on to the podium and promised more to come in her T53 sprint class, certainly if her training partner, Hannah Cockroft, has anything to do with it.

The 25-year-old from the Scottish borders fell just short of a medal in her Paralympic debut five years ago, but will return home with a bronze this time after a strong showing in the 100m, finishing in 16.53sec – a quarter of a second behind the winner, China’s Gao Fang.

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