Paralympics: Preethi wins bronze in women's T35 100m

IMAGE: Bronze medallist Preethi Pal of India, right, with gold medallist Xia Zhou, centre, and silver medallist Qianqian Guo, both from China, after the Women's 100m - T35 Final at Stade de France in Paris on Friday. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters

India's Preethi Pal won a bronze medal in the women's T35 100m event with a personal best time of 14.21

seconds at the Paralympics in Paris on Friday.

The 23-year-old Preethi's bronze is India's first medal from para-athletics in the Paris Paralympics.

China's Zhou Xia (13.58) and Guo Qianqian (13.74) won the gold and silver respectively.

T35 classification is meant for athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis, as well as cerebral palsy.

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