India, Oct. 20 -- Once Deepthi Jeevanji crossed the finish line, she bent over to catch her breath for a few moments. Once she got back up, her facial expression betrayed no real emotion. It was the same look she carried at the start of her race at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Tuesday. She sprinted through the course of the lap in the women's 400m T20 final at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

This was not, however, unexpected. Deepthi competes in the T20 sprinting event which is designated for athletes with intellectual impairments. It's a condition that her parents had said did not allow her to ever be truly expressive of her feelings.

On Tuesday though, the 23-year-old did what she does best - she let her performance do t...