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Para Worlds: Deepthi Jeevanji smashes world record to win gold in 400m T20 category

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Para Worlds: Deepthi Jeevanji Smashes World Record To Win Gold In 400m T20 Category

By IANS News May 20, 2024 • 12:32 PM View: 555

World Para Atheltics Championships: 20-year old Deepthi Jeevanji smashed the world record in the women's 400m T20 and grabbed her first gold at the World Para Atheltics Championships, here on Monday.

Deepthi clocked 55.07 seconds, breaking American Breanna Clark's earlier world record of 55.12 seconds, which she had set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris.

The T20 classification is for athletes who have intellectual impairment.

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