Another medal for Tracey

Wednesday 26 January 2011

After an incredible six races in six days, Cardiff's Tracey Hinton added a T11 400m silver (1:01.39) to her 200m bronze in another medal double.

“I’m really pleased with that,” said the five-time Paralympian. “My mum passed away a year ago and it’s my first major championship without my family here. I wanted to do that for her and I’m really chuffed.”

On conclusion of her intense World Championships programme and looking ahead to the Paralympic Games in London, she admitted that the new chapter in her life deserved a new challenge.

“Training is my life but I’ll have a break now and then I’m thinking about stepping back up to the 800m,” said the current World Record holder with a time of 2:17.66 set back in 2003.

Change - so the saying goes - is as good as a rest, and Hinton, as her performances show, has proved age is just a number.

Phew!