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'The Nation Draw Inspiration From Your Spirit’: Henna Sindhu Lauds Preethi Pal's Paralympic Heroics

By IANS News September 02, 2024 • 12:04 PM View: 518

Henna Sindhu: Olympian pistol shooter Heena Sindhu lauded para-athlete Preethi Pal for her historic medal winning performances at the ongoing Paris Paralympics.

Preethi on Monday scripted history after clinching bronze in the women's 200m T35 as she became the first Indian woman athlete to win two medals in track & field in the Paralympics or Olympics.

She clocked the personal best timing of 30.01 seconds to finish behind the Chinese duo of Xia Zhou and Guo Qianqian, who bagged gold and silver, respectively, with a timing of 28.15 seconds and 29.09 seconds.

TAGS Henna Sindhu Preethi Pal Heena Sindhu Paris Paralympics Xia Zhou Guo Qianqian World Record Zhou Xia

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