Ethiopian para runner Tesfaw sets new women's 1,500m T11 world record

KOBE, Japan, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian para athlete Yayesh Gate Tesfaw triumphed in the Women's 1,500m T11 Final with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships here on Saturday.

The visually impaired runner clocked 4 minutes 31.77 seconds at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in the central Japanese port city of Kobe, shaving nearly six seconds off the previous record.

China's He Shans