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JLN dog bite incident: Affected area sanitised to ensure venue remains operational, say sources (Lead)

IANS | October 3, 2025 5:52 PM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) After an unusual case of a dog biting a foreign official here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, sources said the organising committee carried out a sanitisation of the affected areas, ensuring the venue remains "safe, hygienic, and fully operational" and reinforced preventive measures has been taken to avoid any recurrence of such cases.

WPAC 2025: USA sprinter Blackwell celebrates cerebral palsy with pride, says 'it doesn’t define my limits'

IANS | October 3, 2025 11:37 AM

New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) When Jaydin Blackwell thundered across the finish line at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in a world-record 48.00 seconds, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium erupted with joy. In the T38 (movement and coordination in the lower trunk and legs) 400m, the 21-year-old led the one-lap race wire-to-wire and crossed the line in 48.00, breaking the world record he set back in May by 0.26 seconds.

WPAC 2025: Ekler, Blackwell & Yarovyi script world record (Ld)

IANS | October 1, 2025 10:01 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Luka Ekler gave herself an early birthday present by winning the gold medal with a world record in the women’s long jump T38 in the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on a humid Wednesday. The Hungarian, who will celebrate her 27th birthday later this month, leapt 5.91m.

WPAC 2025: Catherine Debrunner achieves hat-trick of gold medals

IANS | October 1, 2025 4:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Unstoppable Catherine Debrunner became the first athlete to win three gold medals in the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. Having already claimed the women’s 5000m T54 and 800m T53 crowns, she added the 1500m T54 title in a Championships Record time of 3:16.81.

WPAC 2025: Colombia’s Angie Nicoll, 16 and fearless, sets World Record on debut

IANS | September 30, 2025 5:16 PM

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) At the age of sixteen, most teenagers are worried about going to school, pursuing hobbies, or weaving dreams about their future. But for Colombia’s Angie Nicoll Mejía Morales, the future arrived early—under the dazzling lights of the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday.

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