GB's Nicholson & Church win Worlds shot put bronze

Great Britain's Anna Nicholson and Lydia Church won changeable put bronze connected nan penultimate time of nan World Para Athletics Championships successful New Delhi.

Nicholson, 30, nan team's co-captain, vanished 3rd successful nan women's F35 class - for those pinch a co-ordination impairment - pinch a individual champion propulsion of 9.58 metres successful Saturday's greeting session.

It was nan Gateshead Harriers' first badge astatine nan Worlds, having antecedently vanished 4th astatine nan 2019 championships, and followed her bronze astatine nan 2024 Paralympics successful Paris.

She vanished much than 2 metres down Ukrainian golden medallist Mariia Pomazan, while China's Wang Jun claimed silver.

Team-mate Church, 25, managed a propulsion of 12.6m to clinch bronze successful nan F12 arena - for visually impaired athletes.

It was nan Peterborough-based athlete's champion capacity connected nan world stage, having antecedently claimed metallic astatine nan 2021 European Para Championships.

Her propulsion was conscionable 7cm down China's metallic medallist Zhao Yuping, while nan title was won by Italian Assunta Legnante successful 14.44m.

The nine-day championships decorativeness connected Sunday.