China's para runner Shi breaks women's 100m T36 world record

KOBE, Japan, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese para athlete Shi Yiting defended her world title by triumphing in the women's 100m T36 final with a new world record at the Para Athletics World Championships here on Sunday.

The 26-year-old sprinter clocked 13.35 seconds at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in the central Japanese port city of Kobe, marking her fourth straight world championships gold of the event.