Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya of Haryana bagged a gold medal in the discus throw for the F56 category in the Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sports News)
The 26-yꦗear-old, who developed a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome when he was only nine years old, clinched yellow metal with an effort of 40.09m
Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya of Haryana bagged a gold medal in the discus throw for the F56 category in the Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sports News)
The 26-year-old, who developed a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome when he was only nine yearꦜs old, clinched yellow metal with an effort of 40.09m.
Birbhadra Singh of UP finished second (36.24m), while 🐷Tamil Nadu’s Prakash V clinched the bronze (33.91m)ไ.
Paramjeet Kumar, who won India's first-ever World Championships medaไl in power-lifting, lived up to the billing in the elite 49kg category, winning the gold with a m🅷assive 150kg.
Gujarat duo of Dilip Shukla (121kg) and Mayabhai Bhammar (105kg) took the silver and br꧋onze respectively.
Jaspreet Kaur won the para-lifting gold𝔍 medal in the women's 45kg with an effort of 85kg.
Sapna Shah from Gujarat (47kg) and Sonam Patil of Maharashtra (40kg) came second and third resp෴ectively.
In women's 41kg, Manpreet Kaur manageꦗd a massive 85kg in her third effort en route to a gold.
Shukla Bidkar of Maharashtra came second for a silver finish (50kg)൲ while Nayna Rabari of Gujarat was third (47kg).
Haryana rule the track & field
In the men's 400m T11 category𝐆, Madan from Haryana clock♉ed 1:00.13 for the title.
Coming in second was Temara Santosh of Haryana (1:05.15), and Karnataka’s Ravi Kumar Bhankalagi was content wit⛎h a bronze (1:07.99).
The women’s shot put final was engrossing as Poonam Sharma of Haryana won gold in 6.99 metres in the F56 and 57 categ🗹or🅰y.
Mir Sadika of Gujarat won silver (6.89 metres), while Minakshi H Jadhav (5.16m) ꦏbagged bronze.
M Bhavani of Andaman and Nicobar came up with a 3.02 metre effort in the women’s long jump in the T63 and 64 catego🍸ry.
Thakor Nisha from Guj༒arat was happy to win silver, her effort being 2.86 metres.
In javelin🧜 throw's F53 and 54 category, Dipesh Kumar from Uttar Pradesh sealed gold as he showed a best of 26.05 metres.
It was a fight between him and his statemate Pradeep Kumar, who won silver, just behind in 25.3ܫ0 metres.
Sꦡumit from Haryana♏ won bronze, way back in 16.75 metres.
Assam's Anismita Konwar leapt🙈 to 3.65 metres for the gold medal in the T20, 37 and 38 categories.
Bina Mordiya from Gujarat waꦉs fired up and her 3.08 metres effort was g🌳ood for silver. Pooja from Haryana came third.
Nehal🌊 Gupta of UP clinched 🌼gold in men’s singles badminton.