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94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics Championships

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur -- July 11th 2022 07:03 PM -- Updated: July 11th 2022 07:05 PM
94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics Championships

94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics Championships

Tampere (Finland), July 11: Bhagwani Devi, a 94-year-old sprinter from Haryana,  India, won gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere. She won the gold with a timing of 24.74 seconds. Bhagwani Devi also bagged a bronze medal in shot put. "India's 94-year-old #BhagwaniDevi Ji has yet again proved that age is no bar! She won a GOLD medal at the #WorldMastersAthleticsChampionships in Tampere in the 100m sprint event with a timing of 24.74 seconds. She also bagged a BRONZE in Shot put. Truly commendable effort!," tweeted the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics Also Read | World Population Day 2022: India to surpass China as world's most populous country, claims UN report World Masters Athletics Championships was held in Tampere from June 29 - July 10. It is a world championship-calibre event for the sport of athletics (track and field) for male and female athletes aged 35 years and over. Also Read | India reports 16,678 Covid 19 cases in last 24 hours 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics -PTC News  

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