Preethi Pal wins bronze in women’s 100m T35 event by clocking a PB of 14.21 seconds.
Indian para sprinter Preethi Pal. (Photo: Instagram/@preeti_pal_200m
New Delhi: Indian para sprinter Preethi Pal claimed bronze medal on Friday at the Stade de France in the ongoing Paris Paralympics. She finished third in women’s 100m T35 final with a personal best timing of 14.21s.
She finished third behind Chinese sprinters Zho Xia (13.58s) and Guo Qianqian (13.74s) who won gold and silver medals, respectively. The 23-year-old Preethi is the first Indian to account a medal from para-athletics in the 17th edition of the Summer Paralympics.
T35 classification is meant for athletes who have coordination impairments such as hypertonia, ataxia and athetosis, as well as cerebral palsy, as highlighted by news agency PTI.
Preeti Pal wins bronze in women’s 100m T35 event by clocking a PB of 14.21 seconds.
This is India’s 1st medal in track at the #Paralympics #Paralympics2024 pic.twitter.com/S6byNhPsTJ
— M.Sudharshan (@msudh98) August 30, 2024
Although the Uttar Pradesh-born athlete started her sprint on a slower note, she accelerated after the halfway mark to go past Iraq’s Fatimah Suwaed. However, she was nowhere near the two Chinese para sprinters, and hence settled for the bronze medal.
Watch the video of Preethi’s sprint here:
Preeti Pal wins third medal for India. 1st medal for India in Paralympics track history.
Preeti Pal creates new PB of 14.21 in 100m T35.#Paralympics2024 pic.twitter.com/ZhyaQh8UbM— Paralympics 2024 Updates (@Badminton7799) August 30, 2024
Earlier in the day, Indian para shooters Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal clinched gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 event to open India’s medal tally at the Paris Paralympics.
What ailment did Preethi Pal suffered?
Preethi Pal grew up in Meerut. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy during her childhood. There was no favourable treatment available for the ailment in her hometown. It was running that kept her hopes alive and she moved to Delhi to train under Gajendra Singh at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
She achieved bronze medal in the T35 200m event with a personal best timing of 30.49s at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan in May this year. Riding on this success, Preethi booked a spot for Paris Paralympics.
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