**Bhubaneswar: ** Odia athlete, Jayanti Behera bagged gold for the nation in the 400mts event at the World Junior Para Athletics Championships, Nottwil, Switzerland.
Jayanti grabbed the first position by completing the event in 1.01 minute leaving behind Amanda Cerna of Chile and Long Kei Fu of Hong Kong.
Earlier, Jayanti has won a silver medal at the particular championships in the 200 mts event.
This odia winner is from Manitir village under Satyabadi block in Puri district and is the only runner who represents India in international events
Notably, Jayanti won a gold and also a silver medal in the 400 meters and 200mtr race respectively at the China Open Para Athletics Grand Prix championships.