Zileide Cassiano Da Silva of Brazil and Fatma Damla Altin of Turkiye became only the second and third athletes in history to defeat Karolina Kucharczyk-Urbanska (Poland) in a global women’s long jump T20 competition when they relegated her to a bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships here on Sunday.

Zileide Cassiano Da Silva and Fatma Damla Altin, who finished behind the Polish athlete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, found their pace, rhythm, and flight to leap 5.88m and 5.72m, securing gold and silver.

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The legend Kucharczyk-Urbanska, who was returning to the World Para Athletics Championships after missing 2024, had a best of 5.55m.

It was only the third defeat in a global competition for Karolina Kucharczyk-Urbanska in 10 global competitions since mak

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