New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The morning session of Day 1 of the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships concluded with the Netherlands main the medal tally because it gained two gold medals.
Poland additionally bagged two medals – one gold and one bronze. China, Colombia, Japan, and the UAE additionally bagged one gold medal every. Decorated Chinese para athlete Wen Xiaoyan added one other accolade to her aspect after clinching a gold medal within the Women’s Long Jump T37 Final. She jumped 5.32m in her fifth try, based on the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) launch.
Seven medal occasions occurred within the morning session on Day 1. Kenya Karasawa of Japan clinched the primary gold for his nation of this occasion by defeating final yr’s Paralympics gold medal winner Yeltsin Jacques of Brazil. He completed the lads’s 5000m T11 race with a time of 15:23.38.
The spotlight for the Indian contingent was the qualification of the runner Deepthi Jeevanji within the finals of the ladies’s 400m T20 occasion. She certified for the medal spherical in first place within the second warmth. She can earn India its first medal of the high-octane occasion on Day 1, when she competes within the finals through the night session.
She took 58.35 seconds, which is her season’s finest efficiency.
In the ladies’s 100m T71 occasion, Thekra Alkaabi of the UAE secured the World Record and Asian Record with a 19.89 mark.
The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, held from September 27 to October 5, will carry collectively greater than 2,200 para-athletes from 104 nations on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Featuring 186 medal occasions, it’s the largest Para-Athletics meet in Indian historical past and serves as a key qualifier for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics, showcasing India’s dedication to accessibility and sporting excellence. (ANI)