[Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]
Greek sprinter Nasos Gavelas, 25, has reinforced his global standing by winning gold in the 100 meters T11 event for athletes with total visual impairment at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
Clocking 10.96 seconds, Gavelas secured Greece’s first gold medal of the competition. He was the only athlete to finish under 11 seconds and adds this to his previous Paralympic golds from Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024.
So far, the Greek team has won a total of five medals at the Championships.
Thanassis Konstantinidis earned silver in the shot put (F32), while Alexandros Skourtis claimed bronze in the 400 meters (T38), Konstantinos Tzounis took bronze in the discus (F56), and Lida Manthopoulou secured bronze in the 100 meters (T38).
