It was raining double podium finishes for India in athletics after Ajeet and Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's javelin throw F46 event at the Stade de France at the Paris Paralympics.
Ajeet and Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's javelin throw F46 event at the Stade de France at the Paris Paralympics. Ajeet, in the last gasp, pushed his name for a silver with a personal best throw of 65.62 m. His compatriot Sundar, just like
The Tokyo Paralympics gold medal defender reigned supreme in the final and broke the Paralympic record throw twice to claim his stake at the top of the podium on Monday.
Amisha finished at number 14th with the personal best of 9.25 m, but it was not enough to land her a position in the podium. Her first attempt turned out to be her best throw.
While Ajeet and Sundar celebrated their success, on the other side of the stadium, India had another double podium finish, with para-athletes Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu securing silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's high jump T6 final.
The Tokyo Paralympics gold medal defender reigned supreme in the final and broke the Paralympic record twice to claim his stake at the top of the podium.
India athlete Kanchan Lakhani missed out on a podium finish in the women's discus throw - F53 event while Deepthi Jeevanji finished first in the women's 400m-T20 round 1.
Shooter Avani became the first Indian woman to clinch a pair of medals at a single Paralympics when she won the 10m air rifle gold and the 50m rifle three-position bronze in the SH1 category at the Tokyo Games. This category is for rifle shooters with lower limb impairment e.g. amputation
Khattar expressed his delight at Manu's record-breaking performance, which led to her securing a place on the podium twice. He also expressed hope that she would achieve even greater success at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, aiming for a gold medal.
Despite missing out on podium once again, Aditi maintained that the Olympic dreams were very much alive. The 26-year-old Bengaluru star, who was competing in her third Olympics, shot 4-under 68 with seven birdies against three bogeys but said she will come back again in Los Angeles in 2028.
Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver medal at Paris Olympics, said that he is proud to be on the podium for India once againIndian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won the silver medal at Paris Olympics, said that he is proud to be on the podium for India once again<