Deepthi Jeevanji breaks Games record to claim 400m T20 gold at Para Asiad
India's Deepthi Jeevanji reasserted her continental supremacy by snaring a second successive Asian Para Games gold medal in the women's 400m T20 event after clocking a Games record time of 56.36sec here on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old from Telangana, who also holds the Asian record, is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024.
She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same event.
On Tuesday, Japan's Niina Kanno (58.92sec) won the silver and her compatriot Akane Kato (1:00.26sec) took bronze.
The T20 classification covers athletes with intellectual impairments.
Athletes in this category experience challenges with processing information, concentration, and executing race plans or tactical strategies.
Hailing from a remote village in Telangana's Warangal, Deepthi's parents are small farmers, who also worked as labourers in their village.
Her talent for running was first discovered by a physical education teacher in her school.
She eventually found ..
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