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Hahn backed for third Paralympic gold medal

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Sophie Hahn has been backed to use Commonwealth Games disappointment as fuel in her quest for a third Paralympic Games gold medal.

Hahn, 26, was defeated when defending her T38 100m Commonwealth Games crown in Birmingham last year, as Olivia Breen emerged as a surprise victor.

Ad Few have been able to keep pace with Hahn during her career, both on the track and in the medal stakes, and Alasdair Donaldson, head of parasport at Loughborough University, believes her mentality will ensure she bounces back from last year’s setback.

AthleticsZharnel Hughes backed to thrive and contend at Paris 202415 MINUTES AGO «Sophie came into the sport pretty much off the back of London 2012 and has been incredibly successful since that time,» said Donaldson, speaking at the University of Loughborough, to celebrate the work of The National Lottery in supporting para-athletics. «Last year was really the first time that things have not kept going up.

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