Watch: 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi clinches medals at World Masters Athletics

Bhagwani won the gold with a timing of 24.74 seconds. She also bagged a bronze medal in shot put.

Tampere (Finland): Bhagwani Devi, a 94-year-old sprinter from India, won the gold medal in the 100 m sprint at the World Masters Athletics Championships held in Tampere. She won the gold with a timing of 24.74 seconds. Bhagwani also bagged a bronze medal in shot put.

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  94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar won a gold & 2 bronze for India at the World Masters Athletics championships 2022 in Finland.@ActorMadhavan @amritabhinder @SunielVShetty @TandonRaveena @ImRaina @ShefVaidya @abhijitmajumder @deespeak @AnupamPKher @megirish2001 pic.twitter.com/6hKGRlntD0

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  OLD IS GOLD👏
  
  94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar won a gold & 2 bronze for India at the World Masters Athletics championships 2022 in Finland.@ActorMadhavan @amritabhinder @SunielVShetty @TandonRaveena @ImRaina @ShefVaidya @abhijitmajumder @deespeak @AnupamPKher @megirish2001 pic.twitter.com/6hKGRlntD0

  — Rajan Rai (@RajanRa05092776) July 11, 2022

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  OLD IS GOLD👏
  
  94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar won a gold & 2 bronze for India at the World Masters Athletics championships 2022 in Finland.@ActorMadhavan @amritabhinder @SunielVShetty @TandonRaveena @ImRaina @ShefVaidya @abhijitmajumder @deespeak @AnupamPKher @megirish2001 pic.twitter.com/6hKGRlntD0

  — Rajan Rai (@RajanRa05092776) July 11, 2022

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"India's 94-year-old #BhagwaniDevi Ji has yet again proved that age is no bar! She won a GOLD medal at the #WorldMastersAthleticsChampionships in Tampere in the 100m sprint event with a timing of 24.74 seconds. She also bagged a BRONZE in Shot put. Truly commendable effort!," tweeted the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. World Masters Athletics Championships was held in Tampere from June 29 - July 10. It is a world championship-calibre event for the sport of athletics (track and field) for male and female athletes aged 35 years and over.