Para athletics
Indian Open Para-athletics: Simran, Sumit, Deepthi, Preeti Bag Gold Medals On Opening Day
The day began with a powerful display in the Men’s Javelin Throw (F12 & F64), where double Paralympic medallist Sumit Antil of Haryana reaffirmed his dominance by clinching gold with an outstanding throw of 72.25 meters. His compatriot Manjeet secured silver with a commendable effort of 54.56 meters, while Pradeep Kumar of SSCB earned bronze with a throw of 45.17 meters.
In the F40 & F41 Javelin category, Haryana’s golden streak continued with Paris Paralympics champion Navdeep Singh throwing 42.63 meters to secure top honours. Prince, also from Haryana, bagged the silver medal with a 31.90-metre effort, and Delhi’s Ritender completed the podium with a 30.85-metre throw. In the Javelin F46 category, Rajasthan’s Sundar Singh Gujjar emerged victorious with a throw of 64.53 metres, narrowly edging out Haryana’s Rinku Hooda (63.98m) and Uttar Pradesh’s Ajeet Singh (63.25m).
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- 06 Feb 2021 04:31