Ishitile scoops gold for Namibia

NAMPA

2024-08-31

PARIS, 31 August 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda celebrating after winning a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and setting a new Paralympic record in the women’s T11 400 metre race. Ishitile and Shimanda clocked 56.20 seconds to win gold at the Stade de Paris. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

By Hesron Kapanga
PARIS, 31 AUG (NAMPA) – Paralympian Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda on Saturday won Namibia’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a new Paralympic record in the women’s T11 400 metre (m) sprint.
Ishitile, who is making her third appearance at the Paralympic Games, finally broke through with her guide by clocking 56.20 seconds in the final race of the T11 400m to win a gold medal at the Stade de France....

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PARIS, 31 August 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda celebrate after winning a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Saturday. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

PARIS, 31 August 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda celebrate after winning a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a new Paralympic record in the women’s T11 400 metre race. They clocked 56.20 seconds to win a gold medal at the Stade de France. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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