India Provides Two New Medals to Their Tally

India’s medal hunt on the World Para Athletics Championships gathered important tempo on Day 3 because the nation added a gold and a silver to its whole depend. This glorious efficiency noticed India’s medal tally rise to 5, following a medal-less Day 2 after a terrific begin on the opening day which secured three medals.

The twin podium end for India got here within the Males’s Javelin Throw F46 occasion, the place Rinku Hooda and Sundar Singh Gurjar delivered a spectacular gold and silver end for the hosts.

Rinku Hooda secured the gold medal and broke the Championship Report along with his opening throw of 63.81m, later bettering it to a successful distance of 66.37m on his fourth try.

Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 bronze medallist, Sundar Singh Gurjar, settled for the silver medal. Gurjar was briefly within the lead after his third throw of 64.11m, however his greatest effort in the end landed at 64.76m (fifth try), putting him second behind Hooda. The bronze medal within the occasion went to Cuba’s Guillermo Varona Gonzalez with a throw of 63.34m.

Almost missed podium finishes for India on Day 3 of World Para Athletics Championships 2025

Whereas the javelin throw occasion was an enormous success, different Indian athletes taking part on Day 3 fought exhausting however narrowly missed podium positions.

Within the Males’s Javelin Throw F46 ultimate, which noticed the Indian Gold and Silver, one other Indian participant, Ajeet Singh, completed simply off the rostrum in fourth place. Ajeet’s greatest throw was 61.77m. Within the Ladies’s Javelin Throw F46 ultimate, Bhavanaben Ajabaji completed in eighth place with a throw of 35.34m.

Different Indian individuals on the day included Rakeshbhai Bhatt and Shreyansh Trivedi within the Males’s 100m T37 Spherical 1 heats. Rakeshbhai completed third in his warmth with a time of 11.62s (setting a brand new private greatest) and Shreyansh Trivedi took second place in his warmth with a time of 11.94s (additionally a private greatest).

Each have now efficiently progressed from the heats with new private bests, and carry India’s hope for a dash medal within the Males’s 100m T37 ultimate.

Wanting forward, Day 4 of the Championship guarantees extra thrilling motion and potential medals for India.