Canadian Para runner Nate Tucker wins 3rd 1,500m world title, breaks own championship record

Canadian runner Nate Tucker won his signature event in record-setting fashion at the World Para Athletics Championships on Sunday in New Delhi, India.

The Victoria, B.C., native broke his own championship record in the men's 1,500-metre T38 final with a time of three minutes 57.98 seconds, earning his third world title in the event.

The 2021 Paralympic champion saved his best for last, biding his time near the front before shifting gears to take the lead on the final lap. Tucker shaved 3.9 seconds off his previous record from his gold-medal run at his first world championships six years ago in Dubai.

The 30-year-old Tucker, who previously went by the last name Riech, also won the 1,500-metre world title in 2023 in Paris before earning silver at the Paris Paralympics in 2024.

Canada's Tucker captures his 3rd career World Para Athletics Championships gold medal