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Floors Defends 400m Crown as Streng Seals Sprint Double at Para Worlds, Germany Hits 11 Medals

Coaches cast the 11-medal haul as a turning point toward Los Angeles 2028.

Overview

  • Johannes Floors won the T62 400m in 45.39 seconds, the second-fastest ever in the class and his fifth straight world title at the distance.
  • Felix Streng took the T64 200m in 21.60 seconds over Paralympic champion Sherman Isidro Guity Guity, completing a 100m/200m gold double.
  • Lindy Ave earned T38 400m bronze in a season-best 1:00.20, finishing six hundredths of a second off silver.
  • Germany closed the New Delhi championships with 11 medals, comprising six gold, two silver and three bronze.
  • Head coach Marion Peters praised the outcome as halting the slide after Paris, while Floors said he was very satisfied with a standout season.