While one expected a gold medal from India in the men’s javelin throw – F46 category at Paris Paralympics, it was a silver and bronze by Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar, respectively. While Ajeet came from behind in his fifth attempt to secure the second position with a throw of 65.52m, the world record holder, Gurjar had to make peace with third-place finish with a best attempt of 64.96m.
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Nonetheless, courtesy of these two medals, the Indian contingent medals tally soared to 18. Meanwhile, the reigning world champion, Cuba’s Guillermo Varona Gonzalez took home the gold medal with a personal best effort of 66.14m. Another Indian in the fray, Rinku failed to impress and could only manage a best throw of 61.58m to finish fifth.
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Sharad Kumar & Mariyappan Thangavelu Also Secure 2-3
On the other hand, in the men’s high jump T42 category, India managed 2-3 on the podium once again. Sharad Kumar landed a silver with a Paralympics Record of 1.88m, and Mariyappan Thangavelu finished behind him with a best leap of 1.85m. Shailesh Kumar also finished with 1.85m, but could only manage a fourth place finish. USA’s Frech Ezra won the gold medal with a leap of 1.94m.
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