Great Britain\u2019s Sabrina Fortune won the women\u2019s shot put F20 gold medal at the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships with a new world record on Monday, claiming her fourth consecutive world title in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 28-year-old Paralympic champion pulled off a throw of 16.75m in her first attempt, adding one metre to her previous mark set in Birmingham, Great Britain, last month. Ebrar Keskin of Turkiye was second best, almost three metres behind, having thrown 13.80 in her first attempt. Neutral Para Athlete Aleksandra Zaitseva took bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I\u2019m so surprised. I just wasn\u2019t expecting that today,\u201d Fortune said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so, so hot and with so many things having gone wrong in the last week, you can\u2019t put into words how happy I am. I just want to jump up and down and run the whole track. But I feel like I might overheat if I try to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Welsh shot putter has gone from strength to strength since winning her first world title in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2019, later adding Paralympic gold at Paris 2024. The four-time world champion, however, did not want to take all the credit for her success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more to do with the fact that I\u2019ve got a good coach and good places to train,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had a few years when I didn\u2019t improve. Now I\u2019m just coming back in, improving, improving and improving. And as long as you believe in yourself, it will always carry on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the third day of action at New Delhi\u2019s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the host nation was close to producing a clean sweep in the men\u2019s javelin throw F46 final. Rinku won the gold medal with a championship-record throw of 66.37m in his fourth of six attempts, with his teammate Sundar Singh Gurjar claiming the silver with 64.76 in his fifth attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winner comes from a small village three hours from the stadium, where he lost his arm in a farming accident as a boy. On Monday, the 26-year-old had family and friends in the loud home crowds cheering him on as he won his first world title, having claimed the silver in Paris 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m so thankful to my supporters and my family. Their presence encouraged me a great deal,\u201d Rinku said. \u201cIt was my day, everything went my way, from conditions to everything else.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India\u2019s Ajeet Singh had held the silver medal position after pulling off 61.77 in his second attempt but could not improve further and had to settle for a fourth place after Cuba\u2019s Guillermo Varona Gonzalez took the bronze with 63.34. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was the second gold medal of the championships for India as the host nation take the sixth place in the overall medal standings topped by China, Brazil and Poland, all on four golds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n