2025 World Para Athletics C'ships LIVE: Gold for Shailesh Kumar in the Men's T42/64 High Jump - HIGHLIGHTS
Meanwhile, Deepthi Jeevanji had to settle for Silver in the Women's 400m T20 Final.
2025 World Para Athletics C'ships LIVE: The 2025 World Para Athletics Championships kicked off in Delhi on Saturday. This is India's first time hosting a para sports event of such big scale.
Top para athletes from across the globe will grace the newly laid Mondo track at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, hoping to walk away with the tag of world champion.
On Day 1, joy came for the hosts through Shailesh Kumar, who won gold in the men's high jump.
As it happened...
Day-1 of the 2025 Para World Championships in New Delhi began on a positive note for India.
In the Men's T42/64 High Jump finals, Shailesh Kumar cleared 1.91m (a championship record) to clinch Gold. In the same event, compatriot Varun Bhati secured Bronze (1.85m).
Shortly thereafter, India's Deepthi Jeevanji won Silver in the Women's 400m T20 Final with a Season's Best of 55.16s.
The three medals puts India in 4th place on the medal's tally at the end of Day-1.
Action resumes on Saturday at the JLN Stadium in New Delhi and we will bring you all the live action right here on thebridge.in
Until then, its good bye and good night from all of us here.
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