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E-mail Xinhua, May 20, 2024
Britain's Sabrina Fortune broke the world record in the women's shot put F20 and won the gold medal at the Para Athletics World Championships on Sunday.
The 23-year-old refreshed the world mark by throwing 14.73 meters in her sixth attempt, following a record-breaking throw of 14.56m in her second attempt at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in the central Japanese port city of Kobe.
Ecuador's Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez grabbed the silver medal with her seasonal best of 13.90m.
The Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships, held in East Asia for the first time, serve as a crucial qualifier for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The championships have attracted over 1,000 athletes from 100 countries and regions competing in 168 events.
The nine-day championships which run until May 25, were originally scheduled for 2021 and were postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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