Yayesh gate tesfaw

Para Athletics World Championships: Ethiopian para athlete Yayesh Gate Tesfaw triumphed in the Women's 1,500m T11 Final with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships here 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, shaving nearly six seconds off the previous record, reported Xinhua.

China's He Shanshan got the silver with a new Asian record of 4:34.12. Louzanne Coetzee of South Africa took the bronze.