Anajanben Bumbadiya strikes gold in women's 400m T47; silver for Jayanti Behera

Bumbadiya clocked 59.97sec to be the only runner in the four-athlete race with a sub one-minute performance.

The Indian contingent continues to impress at the ongoing Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games. On Thursday, Anjanaben Bumbadiya picked up the women's 400m T47 gold, with compatriot Jayanti Behera claiming the silver in the same event.

Anjanaben Bumbadiya was really impressive. (AIR)

Bumbadiya clocked 59.97sec to be the only runner in the four-athlete race with a sub one-minute performance. Behera ended with a timing of 1:00.65sec, while Thailand's Sasirawan Inthachot took the bronze with 1:02.58sec.

In the women's 400m T12 event, visually impaired Tejalben Damor won her second medal of the Games by finishing with a silver after clocking 57.60sec. She had earlier won a bronze in the 200m T12 competition.

India are currently 6th in the medal tally with 18 gold, 25 silver and 38 bronze, behind China (289), Japan (126), Uzbekistan (111), Republic of Korea (69) and Islamic Republic of Iran (74).

Earlier in the day, accomplished Indian archer Sheetal Devi won two gold medals for the country in the women's compound and mixed team (with Toman Kumar) events. On Wednesday, she had won a silver medal.

(With inputs from PTI)

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Who won the women's 400m T47 at the Asian Para Games?

What does the T47 classification mean in para athletics?

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The T47 category covers athletes with a below-elbow amputation, wrist amputation, or similar upper-limb deficiency/impairment affecting one arm.