Sophie Kamlish: Bath athlete becomes World Para-Athletics Champion

Sophie held her nerve in a final delayed by a false start to finish the victor at 12.92. Credit: Paul Harding/PA

A Paralympic athlete from Bath is celebrating after winning a gold medal at the World Para-Athletics Championships - smashing a world record in the process.

Sophie Kamlish is now World Champion in the T44 100m. She'd beaten her own world record during the heats early on Monday, when she clocked 12.90.

After a final delayed by a false start, she went on to win Great Britain's 11th gold of the competition.

Sophie held her nerve in a final delayed by a false start to finish the victor at 12.92. Credit: Paul Harding/PA

The 20-year-old has been coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village since 2011.

She finally got the international title she has been striving for after a disappointment at the Rio 2016 Games - she broke the world record in the heats but finished fourth in the final.

Sophie Kamlish in training at the University of Bath. Credit: Clare Green for Matchtight

Sophie is a lower-leg amputee who first got into athletics after attending a Playground to Podium event at the University of Bath in 2011 - an event which identifies potential Paralympians.

Sophie beginning her athletics career by attending a Playground to Podium event at the University of Bath in 2011. Credit: Bath Rugby