British wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft secured her 19th World Para Athletics Championships gold medal on Saturday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium by winning the women's 800-meter T34 race with a championship record. The 33-year-old athlete swept all T34 events at the New Delhi competition and remains unbeaten across four Paralympic Games since 2012 and eight world championship appearances since her 2011 debut. Cockroft stated she had focused on improving her 800-meter performance this year and felt satisfied with her sub-1:50 finish.
India surpassed its previous best medal count with 18 total awards after Ekta Bhyan took silver in the women's club throw F51 and Soman Rana earned silver in the men's shot put F57. Pradeep Kumar added bronze in the men's high jump T64 before officials upgraded Rana from bronze to silver after disqualifying a Brazilian competitor's throw. The host nation collected six gold, seven silver, and five bronze medals and ranked sixth overall behind Iran and Colombia.
Brazil maintained first place with 12 gold medals, while China held second with nine gold medals. Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner led all competitors with five gold medals, and Thailand's Pongsakorn Paeyo matched Cockroft's three golds by winning the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter T53 races. Colombia's Levin Moreno Denis and Iran's Yasin Khosravi set world records in shot put events.
India surpassed its previous best medal count with 18 total awards after Ekta Bhyan took silver in the women's club throw F51 and Soman Rana earned silver in the men's shot put F57. Pradeep Kumar added bronze in the men's high jump T64 before officials upgraded Rana from bronze to silver after disqualifying a Brazilian competitor's throw. The host nation collected six gold, seven silver, and five bronze medals and ranked sixth overall behind Iran and Colombia.
Brazil maintained first place with 12 gold medals, while China held second with nine gold medals. Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner led all competitors with five gold medals, and Thailand's Pongsakorn Paeyo matched Cockroft's three golds by winning the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter T53 races. Colombia's Levin Moreno Denis and Iran's Yasin Khosravi set world records in shot put events.
