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Indian para athlete Deepthi Jeevanji won the gold medal in the women’s 400m T20 event at the Asian Para Games 2026, marking India's first gold medal on Tuesday (20 October).
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairments. The Asian record holder set a new Asian Para Games record after completing the women’s 400m T20 final race in 56.36 seconds, breaking her previous games record of 57.57 seconds that she set during the heats of the Asian Para Games 2026. So, it was her successful gold medal defend at the Asian Para Games, which she won for the first time in the 2022 edition. At the Paralympics 2024 in Paris, she claimed the bronze medal.
Japanese Niina Kanno claimed the silver (58.92) with her personal best finish, while her native Akane Kato (1:00.26) also produced her personal best performance to just edge out South Korean Yeongji Im (1:00.27) for the bronze medal battle. Also, the sixth-placed Prawatto Phaewa from Thailand set a personal best record by finishing in 1:06.51.
Asian Para Games 2026: Women’s 400m T20 – Final Scores
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