Nagoya, Oct 19 India’s Soumya won a gold medal in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 event at Asian Para Games while compatriot Radha Venkatesh clinched a silver in the same event here on Monday.
Soumya clocked 5 minutes and 12.39 seconds to win the gold while Radha ran 5:30.90 to take the silver in a 1-2 finish for India.
Soumya ran with her guide Kumar Bharath while Radha was guided by Govind Solanki as the T12/T13 event is meant for athletes with visual impairment.
Mana Sasaki of Japan was third.
T11 to T13 events are for athletes with visual impairment. T11 is for athletes with total or near-total blindness while T13 is the least severe visual impairment. T12 athletes have visual impairment in between the two.
(PTI News)
