Kadeena Cox has become the first Briton since 1988 to win a Paralympic medal in two sports at the same Games after breaking her own world record to claim the women’s C4-5 500m time trial title this evening ©Getty Images

Kadeena Cox has become the first Briton in 28 years to win a Paralympic medal in two sports at the same Games after breaking her own world record to claim the women’s C4-5 500m time trial title here this evening.

Having claimed bronze in the women’s 100m T38 athletics event yesterday, the C4 rider clocked a time of 34.598sec to win her first Paralympic gold medal and emulate the achievement of Isabel Newstead who won athletics and shooting medals at Seoul 1988. 

China’s Zhou Jufang took the silver in a C5 world record time of 36.004, while compatriot Ruan Jianping came away with bronze in 36.557.

"I can’t believe it. I’m so happy," Cox told Channel 4.

"I worked so hard for it and my legs were knackered from yesterday.

"I was mentally fatigued and I wasn’t sure I was going to do it.

"I did it, I’m over the moon."

Cox had a stroke aged 23, which led to her being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. 

Her winning time today pushed fellow Briton Dame Sarah Storey down to fourth as the 12-time Paralympic gold medallist failed to make it onto the podium.

China’s Li Zhangyu set a C1 world record time of 1:06.678 to secure the gold medal in the men’s C1-2-3 1,000m time trial ©Getty Images
China’s Li Zhangyu set a C1 world record time of 1:06.678 to secure the gold medal in the men’s C1-2-3 1,000m time trial ©Getty Images

Earlier in the men’s C1-2-3 1,000m time trial, China’s Li Zhangyu set a C1 world record time of 1:06.678 to secure the gold medal.

The Netherlands' Arnoud Nijhuis was the runner-up in 1:07.999, with Canada’s Tristen Chernove third in a C2 Paralympic record time of 1:09.583.

"I am so happy, this is what I have worked for," said Li.

"I cannot really explain how I feel but it just means so much to me.

"I am proud of what I have done."

There were also two individual pursuit finals on the penultimate day of Rio 2016 Paralympic track cycling action as Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka won the men’s C4 4,000m and Ukraine’s Yehor Dementyev triumphed in the men’s C5 4,000m.

World record holder Metelka overlapped Australia’s Kyle Bridgwood, while Dementyev posted a time of 4:37.708 to beat Alistair Donohoe, also of Australia, by 6.812 seconds.

The men’s C4 4,000m bronze medal race was won by Colombia’s Diego German Duenas Gomez, who clocked 4:45.310 to better American Jeffrey Scott Martin’s 4:47.549.

Third place also went the way of a Colombian in the men’s C5 4,000m as Edwin Fabian Matiz Ruiz registered a time of 4:38.896 to finish 4.361 seconds clear of home favourite Lauro Cesar Chaman.