Hokato Hotozhe Sema secured a bronze medal for the country at the ongoing para multi-sport event in the final of the men's shot put F57 final on Saturday.
In the medal match, Hokato recorded the best throw of 14.65 m, which is also his personal best now. Iran's Yashin Khosravi secured the top spot and gold with a throw of 15.96 m while the silver went to Thiago Paulino dos Santos of Brazil after he threw 15.06 m.
India's Arvind ended the men's shot put F35 final at Stade de France empty-handed, even after setting a streak of his season's best throws at the ongoing Paris Paralympics.
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.
In the men's shot put F40 final at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday, India's Ravi Rongali finished fifth with a personal best throw of 10.63 metres, narrowly missing out on a potential medal.
Maryam Al Zeyoudi, a standout athlete from the UAE's national Paralympic track and field team, clinched the gold medal in the Women's Shot Put F40 category at the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships.
Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his men's shot put title at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Abha Khatua set a new national record to clinch the gold medal in the women's shot put event at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Monday.
Valerie Adams is arguably the most successful female shot putter of all time. Across her five appearances in the Olympics, she has won two gold medals (in 2008, and 2012), a silver (in 2016) and a bronze medal (in 2020). Notably, Adams also boasts an impressive record of four consecutive gol