Paris Paralympics gold medallist Navdeep Singh took silver in the men’s javelin F41 category at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Sunday.
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Simran Sharma with her guide Umar Saifi after coming second i in the women’s 200m T12 at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Sunday.
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SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Preeti Pal finished second in the women’s 100m T35 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi on Sunday
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SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
India won four medals on Sunday to wrap up its most successful outing ever at the World Para Athletics Championships, finishing with 22 medals on a dramatic final day that saw medals being upgraded and a sprint run again because of technical faults.
Simran Sharma got silver in the 200m T12 clocking 24.46 seconds for a new Asian record. Simran, who initially finished third, was upgraded after winner Venezuela’s Alejandra Lopez was disqualified for violation of rule 7.10.4, which prohibits the guide from giving any undue advantage to the athlete.
In javelin throw F41, Paris Paralympics gold medallist Navdeep Singh finished second behind Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah, who avenged his Paris disqualification with a new PB of 48.86m.
Sandeep took bronze in the 200m T44 but there was drama in the 100m T35 when the starting gun fired twice but the race was completed. Technical officials took more than an hour to decide it would be re-run, Preeti clocking 14.33 seconds to place second.
Meanwhile Saturday’s silver medallist Soman Rana was pushed to bronze after Brazil’s appeal to consider Thiago Dos Santos’ best throw as legal was upheld, giving him silver.
The results:
Men: 100m T63: Puseletso Mabote (RSA, 12.03s); 200m T44: Marco Cichetti (Ita, 23.00s), Sandeep (third, 23.60s); 200m T51: Peter Genyn (Bel, 37.95s); 200m T64: Felix Streng (Ger, 21.60s); 800m T34: Yang Wang (Chn, 1:40.24); 800m T54: Jin Hua (Chn, 1:27.04); 1500m T38: Nate Tucker (Can, 3:57.98); 1500m T52: Tomoki Sato (Jpn, 3:30.19); Long jump T36: Evgenii Torsunov (NPA, 6.14m); javelin F41: Sadegh Beit Sayah (Iri, 48.86m), Navdeep Singh (second, 45.46m); shot put F33: Deni Cerni (12.17m); shot put F34: Mehran Nikoeimajd (Iri, 12.27m); shot put F63: Aled Davies (GBr, 16.44m).
Women: 100m T35: Qianqian Guo (Chn, 14.24s), Preeti Pal (second, 14.33s); 200m T11: Jerusa Geber (Bra, 24.88s); 200m T12: Clara Da Silva (Bra, 24.42s), Simran Sharma (second, 24.46s); 200m T37: Xiaoyan Wen (Chn, 26.70s); 200m T44: Annie Carey (USA, 27.31s); 200m T47: Kiara Rodriguez (Ecu, 24.34s); 200m T64: Marlene Van Gansewinkel (Ned, 26.16s); 400m T13: Carolina Duarte (Por, 57.08s); 400m T38: Karen Moreno (Col, 59.45s); 400m T62: Johannes Floors Ger, 45.39); long jump T20: Zileide Da Silva (Bra, 5.88m); discus throw F55: Diana Krumina (Lat, 26.51m), Sakshi Kasana (sixth, 22.47m), Karamjyoti (seventh, 21.12m), Pooja (eighth, 19.45m); discus throw F38: Simone Kruger (RSA, 37.39); shot put F40: Lara Baars (Ned, 9.77m).
Published – October 05, 2025 08:33 pm IST
