Schoolgirl Isis Holt avenges Rio loss with para-athletics world title

TEENAGE athletic star Isis Holt has avenged her loss in Rio a year ago to claim gold in the 200m final - at the age of 16.

Isis Holt wins the women’s 200m T35 final at the IPC World Para-Athletics championships at the London Stadium.

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TEENAGE athletic star Isis Holt has avenged her loss in Rio a year ago to claim gold in the 200m final at the world Para-Athletics championships in London.

Just two years ago when 14 Holt won a world title in her pet 200m T35 event on her world championship debut but lost the top ranking in the event to China’s Zhou Xia in Rio last year.

But on Monday the Australian schoolgirl shocked even herself with a blistering run which put her back on the top step of the medal dais.

Isis Holt crosses the line to defend her world title.

“I still can’t believe what’s just happened, I didn’t expect to run so fast,” the Melbourne schoolgirl said.

“It was a little bit of revenge for me to win again, but more than that it was really great to come back after Rio and be able to keep this title.

“When I won the title in Doha, I remember not knowing what to expect and then in Rio, I was really results-driven which hindered how I performed.

Teenager Isis Holt wrote herself into the record books at the 2015 Para-Athletics championships with two sprint world records.

“Here, I was determined to make sure my focus was on the processes that I’ve been working on for so long, and getting that right is an amazing experience.”

It was a day of success for Australia with NSW star James Turner breaking the 200m T36 world record in his heat, Deon Kenzie (Tas) and Aaron Chatman (QLD) winning silver and Chad Perris (WA) a bronze.

Originally published as Schoolgirl Isis Holt avenges Rio loss with para-athletics world title