GB’s Nicholson & Church win Worlds shot put bronze

On the final day of the New Delhi World Paralympics, Anna Nicholson and Lydia Church of Great Britain took home the medal for shot put.

In Saturday’s morning session, Nicholson, 30, the team’s co-captain, placed third in the women’s F35 category with a personal best throw of 9.58 meters.

After finishing fourth at the 2019 championships, the Gateshead Harriers won their first medal at the Worlds, joining her bronze at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

Mariia Pomazan, a gold medalist from Ukraine, came in more than two meters behind her, and Wang Jun from China won silver.

Teammate Church, 25, won the F12 competition for visually impaired athletes with a throw of 12.6m.

The Peterborough-based athlete previously won silver at the 2021 European Para Championships, which was their best performance on the world stage.

While Italian Assunta Legnante won the competition in 14.44m, her throw was only 7 cm behind China’s Zhao Yuping, who had already won the silver medal.