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Kobe, May 18 (Hindustan Reporter) Ethiopian para athlete Yayesh Get Tesfaw won the women's 1,500m T11 final with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships on Saturday.
The visually impaired runner clocked 4 minutes 31.77 seconds at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in the central Japanese port city of Kobe, nearly six seconds less than the previous record, Xinhua reported.
Shanshan of China got the silver medal with a new Asian record of 4:34.12. South Africa's Lujanne Coetzee won the bronze medal.
Held in East Asia for the first time and a key qualifier for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships sees more than 1,000 athletes from 100 countries and territories competing in 168 events. Kobe 2024 is the 11th edition of the Para Athletics World Championships, which will run till May 25.