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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Gavit, Basil deliver India's para sprint dream with 100m gold-silver finish

India's para-athletes continued their remarkable run at the Commonwealth Games as Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil produced a memorable one-two finish in the men's 100m T47 final, with Gavit claiming gold in Games record time and Basil taking silver after a spirited sprint.

Gavit stormed to victory in a season's best 10.71 seconds, setting a new Games record, while the 21-year-old Basil clocked a season's best 10.83 seconds to secure silver in a tightly contested race on Wednesday. England's Kevin Santos finished third in 10.85 seconds to take bronze in the T47 event, contested by athletes with upper-limb impairments affecting strength, movement or coordination on one side.

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