94-yr-old sprinter, 82-yr-old ex-MLA: India's proud medal winners
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Bhagwani Devi
Bhagwani Devi from Haryana has won a gold and two other medals in the 2022 World Masters Athletics Championships held in Finland. At the age of 94.
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Gold medal in 100m sprint
Bhagwani Devi won gold in 100 metres sprint in the senior citizen category. She clocked a timing of 24.74 seconds. She also bagged a bronze in shot put
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Former Kerala MLA
A politician too is among the medal winners for India at Finland. CPI-M leader and former Kerala MLA, MJ Jacob, 82, won two bronze medals in the World Masters Athletics.
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Two bronze medals
The 82-year-old politician won the medals in the 80 m and 200 m hurdles competition in the M80 category which is for men aged between 80 and 84 years. Jacob had also won a gold medal in the Asian Masters athletics championship previously.
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World Masters Athletics Championships
World Masters Athletics Championship was held in Tampere from June 29 - July 10. It is a world championship-caliber event for the sport of athletics (track and field) for male and female athletes aged 35 years and over.