Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class in World Para Championships

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Category : Sports Published on: May 22 2024

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Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal with a world record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan on 20 May 2024.
Para Asian Games gold medallist Deepthi smashed American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris.
Aysel Onder of Turkey was second with 55.19 seconds while Lizanshela Angulo of Ecuador was third with 56.68 seconds on the fourth day of competitions.
The 20-year-old Deepthi had qualified for the final after winning her heat race in an Asian record time of 56.18 seconds.

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Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold with world record time in 400m T20 class in World Para Championships