India wins record number of medals at World Para-Athletic Championships – Firstpost

India concluded the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan on Sunday with 17 medals – six gold, five silver and six bronze. This places India sixth in the rankings, where more gold medals place a country higher, behind China (87), Brazil (42), Uzbekistan (13), Great Britain (12 ) and the United States (24).

This is India’s best performance at the World Para Athletics Championships, surpassing the 10 medals won in the 2023 edition in Paris. Before this, India had won nine medals (in 2019), five medals (in 2017), two medals (in 2015) and one medal (in 2013 and 2011).

India’s gold medalists were: Mariyappan Thangavelu (Men’s High Jump T63), Sumit Antil (Men’s Javelin Throw F64), Sachin Khilari (Men’s Shot Put F46), Simran Sharma (Women’s 200m T12), Deepthi Jeevanji (Women’s 400m T20), Ekta. Bhyana (Women’s Club Throw F51).

Second place, for a silver medal, was obtained by: Yogesh Kathuniya (men’s discussion throw F56), Nishad Kumar (men’s high jump T47), Rinku (men’s javelin throw F46), Kashish Lakra (men’s javelin throw women’s club F51), Bhagyashri. Jadhav (women’s shot put F34).

And finally, the bronze medals went to: Dharambir (men’s javelin throw F51), Navdeep (men’s javelin throw F41), Ajeet Singh (men’s javelin throw F46), Sandeep (men’s javelin throw F64), Preethi Pal (women’s 100m T35), Preethi Pal (women’s 200m T35).

Beyond the medals won, Indian para-athletes set records during the Championships. Jeevanji set a world, championship and Asian record of 55.07 seconds in the women’s T20 400m. In the prefinal, she had already set a continental record with a time of 56.18 seconds.

Khilari set an Asian record in the men’s F46 shot put event with a throw of 16.30m. Dharambir also set a continental record in the men’s club throw F51 by throwing 33.61m.

Thangavelu, meanwhile, set a championship record by recording a mark of 1.88m in the men’s T42 high jump event.