Louzanne Coetzee wins a bronze medal at the Para Athletics World Championships

JOHANNESBURG - Louzanne Coetzee wins South Africa’s second medal at the Para Athletics World Championships on Saturday.

Coetzee and her guide Estean Badenhorst won the bronze medal in the Women’s 1,500m T11 Final in a time of 4:50.78.
T11 is for runners with a near-total visual impairment.

Ethiopian para athlete Yayesh Gate Tesfaw won gold with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships in a time of 4:31.77.

The silver medal went to China’s He Shanshan with a new Asian record of 4:34.12.

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