- On May 20, India's para athlete Deepti Jeevanji set a world record of 55.06 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category at the ongoing Para Athletics World Championships 2024 in Kobe, Japan.
- Jeevanji won the gold medal in the women's 400m T20 category with a timing of 55.06 seconds.
- She broke American Breanna Clark's world record of 55.12 seconds, set during last year's edition of the championships in Paris.
- In the World Para Athletics Championships, Aysel Onder of Turkey stood second with a timing of 55.19 seconds and Lizanshela Angulo of Ecuador stood third with a timing of 56.68 seconds.
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