Simran Sharma Triumphs with Gold at Para-Athletics World Championship

Tags: Sports

Simran Sharma of India clinched the gold medal in the Women’s 200 meters T12 category at the Para-Athletics World Championship in Kobe, Japan.

An Overview of the News

• Sharma achieved a Personal Best time of 24.95 seconds, securing not only the gold but also the Paralympics quota.

Bronze Medals for Preethi Pal and Navdeep

• Preethi Pal, representing India, secured bronze in the Women’s 100 meters T35 category, adding to her earlier bronze in the 200 meters.

• Navdeep, another Indian athlete, won bronze in the Men’s Javelin Throw F41 category with a season-best performance of 42.82 meters.

Other Indian Medal Winners

• Sachin Sarjerao Khilari clinched the gold medal in the men’s shot put event.

• Deepti Jeevanji won her first goldmedal in the women's 400m T20 event.

• Ekta Bhyan clinched the goldmedal in the women's F51 club throw competition. Bhyan achieved her victory with a season's best throw of 20.12 meters.

• Kashish Lakra secured the silver medal with a throw measuring 14.56 meters.

• YogeshKathuniya achieved a season's best mark of 41.80 meters, earning silver in the Men’s Discus Throw F56 Final.

• Nishad Kumar grabbed silver in Men’s High Jump T47 with a season-best jump of 1.99 meters.

India's overall medal tally

• India's total medal tally at the Para-Athletics World Championships reached 17, the highest in its history.

• The medal haul includes six gold, five silver, and six bronze medals, showcasing India's growing prowess in para-athletics.

World Para Athletics Championship:

• The 11th World Para Athletics Championship is underway in Kobe, Japan, spanning from May 17 to May 25, 2024.

• More than a thousand athletes from over one hundred nations are participating, contesting in 168 medal events, consisting of 92 male, 75 female, and one mixed event.

• The championship is hosted at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.

• This marks the inaugural occasion of the World Para Athletics Championships taking place in East Asia.