Before her victory at the World Masters, Bhagwani Devi had won three gold medals at the Delhi State Athletics Championship in a 100m race, shot put, and javelin throw.
Following the footsteps of the famous Shooter Dadis Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar, 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar also showed that age is just a number when she clinched the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere.
#WATCH Delhi | 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar celebrates her feat of winning gold and 2 bronze for India at the World Masters Athletics championships 2022 in Finland.
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“I am very happy…have made my country proud by winning medals in another country,” 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar on winning gold and 2 bronze for India at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Finland said.
Before her victory at the World Masters, Bhagwani Devi had won three gold medals at the Delhi State Athletics Championship in a 100m race, shot put, and javelin throw. Bhagwani won three gold medals at the National Masters Athletics in Chennai due to which she was able to qualify for the World Masters Athletics Championships.
The World Masters Athletics Championships is an event organized for athletes who are aged 35 years and older.
It was Scheduled from June 29 to July 10 in Finland.
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