Pariksha SaathiDeepthi Jeevanji defends her Asian Para Games women's 400m T20 title with a Games Record
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 October 2026 congratulated Deepthi Jeevanji on winning the gold medal in the women's 400m T20 event at the Asian Para Games. She won the event once again, defending her title with a new Games Record while improving on her earlier performance. The Prime Minister said that retaining a title while improving one's performance is a remarkable accomplishment, that she had shown the true spirit of a champion, and that her success would inspire countless young athletes.
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Learning context
Every Para athletics event carries a sport class made of a letter and a number. The letter names the discipline: T for track and jump events, F for field (throwing) events. The number identifies the class within it, and class 20 is the class for athletes with an intellectual impairment. So T20 events, such as the 400m won here, are running or jumping events for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
Reference: International Paralympic Committee, Para athletics classification
Check yourself: in a Para athletics sport class, what do the prefixes T and F stand for, and which impairment does class 20 cover?
T is for track and jump events and F for field (throwing) events; class 20 is for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
Revision task: from this release, note the athlete, the event and its class, the medal and the record, and keep them apart from the classification facts above.
Test yourself
In which event did Deepthi Jeevanji win gold at the Asian Para Games, defending her title with a Games Record, as hailed by the Prime Minister on 20 October 2026?
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Answer: Women's 400m T20
The Prime Minister congratulated Deepthi Jeevanji on 20 October 2026 for winning gold in the women's 400m T20 at the Asian Para Games, defending her title with a Games Record.
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