Sabrina Fortune targets Commonwealths after World Para Athletics shot triumph

Sabrina Fortune is hoping to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after smashing her own shot put world record at the World Para Athletics Championships.

The 28-year-old from Wrexham competes in the F20 category for athletes with intellectual impairments and has dominated her event since taking gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Fortune claimed a fourth consecutive world title with a new world record throw of 16.75m in New Delhi – bettering her own previous mark of 15.75m.

With the Los Angeles Paralympics not taking place until 2028, Fortune believes her progress could allow her to compete for Wales against non-disability athletes in Glasgow.

“I want [to throw] 17.07m for mainstream Commonwealths, that’s really my next goal,” she told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“My event’s not in the Paralympics cycle so I’m chasing the mainstream instead.”

Welsh Athletics’ B standard women’s shot put qualifying distance to be considered for selection for the next Commonwealth Games is a throw longer than 17.07m, while the A standard – the mark that would trigger automatic selection – is 18.24m.

In the meantime, Fortune can enjoy her success, having praised the organisation of this World Para Athletics Championships while dealing with the high temperatures of India.

“Everything has been put on so, so well but it’s definitely a lot hotter here though,” she added.

“That’s the one that we’re all struggling with, it’s just the heat of it. Compared to what we have in the UK it’s quite different, very humid.”

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