On Friday, July 14, at the World Para Athletics Championships (PARIS ’23) in France, Noemi Alphonse achieved a historic performance, taking second place on the podium with a silver medal in the 100m, in a time of 16.09.
Yovanni Phillippe beats former world champion’s record
Yovanni Phillippe struck hard on Friday evening at the Charlety stadium in Paris. By covering the 400m (T20) in 47s38 in the second final, the young Mauritian set a new world championship record over this distance. This qualifies him for the final, scheduled for Saturday at 9.45pm (Mauritian time), and gives him a new African record in this event.
