{"id":166993,"date":"2025-10-06T03:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T03:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/tucker-wins-gold-as-canada-gets-three-medals-at-world-para-athletics-championships-chat-news-today\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T03:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T03:49:45","slug":"tucker-wins-gold-as-canada-gets-three-medals-at-world-para-athletics-championships-chat-news-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/tucker-wins-gold-as-canada-gets-three-medals-at-world-para-athletics-championships-chat-news-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker wins gold as Canada gets three medals at World Para Athletics Championships &#8211; CHAT News Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI \u2014 Victoria\u2019s Nate Tucker won gold as Canada finished the World Para Athletics Championships with three medals on Sunday.<br \/>Tucker set a new championship record of three minutes 57.98 seconds in the men\u2019s T38 1,500 metre middle-distance race as he finished atop the podium.<br \/>Liam Stanley, also from Victoria, was ninth in the race, crossing the line in a time of 4:07.31.<br \/>Sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou of Toronto earned Canada\u2019s first silver medal of the World Para Athletics Championships.<br \/>It was her second medal overall in New Delhi, finishing second in the women\u2019s T64 200 metres with a time of 27.07 seconds.<br \/>Wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk of Oakville, Ont., added a second bronze medal to his 2025 World Para Athletics Championships tally, placing third in the men\u2019s T34 800 metres final with a time of 1:40.50.<br \/>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 2025.<br \/><!-- Source --><br \/>The Canadian Press<br \/><!-- Photo: 1e92f46a9ffd17c63d1d38f2dfb4022ad2147ac6adb9200d180fb1cc425eb617.jpg, Caption: Wheelchair racer Austin Smeenk, of Oakville, Ont., waves to the gallery as parliamentarians recognize athletes who competed for Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games at a ceremony in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. 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