26-year-old wins Indiaâs 1st World Para Swimming C'ship gold
Nagpur's Kanchanmala Pande on Thursday became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Para Swimming Championship, taking place in Mexico. Pande, who won gold in the 200-metre medley event in the S-11 category, missed a podium finish in the 100-metre freestyle event and finished fifth in the 100-metre breaststroke and backstroke category at the championship.