Katie Pegg of Markham, Ont., delivered a personal best performance in women's shot put Thursday for her first medal at her second Para athletics world championships.

Pegg threw 12.76 metres on her sixth and final attempt for bronze, eight centimetres farther than her previous try at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The 21-year-old threw 11.48 to open the F46 final before settling in against 10 competitors.

"I just went out there, threw a heavy ball really far and I had fun. I didn't put too much pressure on myself," Pegg told Athletics Canada. "We've been working so hard to get to this very day. Today, walking to that circle, I was ready to go out there and just do the best I could."

Pegg topped 12 metres for the first time in competition, doing so five times in Thursday's final.

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