On a day when India's tricolour soared high, it was Delhi's own Simran Sharma who set the tone - sprinting her way into history with a golden run in the women's 100m T12 final. The 25-year-old, running alongside her guide Umar Saifi, clocked a personal best of 11.95 seconds, clinching her maiden World Para Athletics Championships gold and India's first medal of the day.
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Simran's triumph was more than just a race. Born prematurely at six-and-a-half months and battling visual impairment since infancy, she had once been kept
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