Asian Para Games 2026: Haney breaks men’s javelin F37/38 World Record
Haney produced a throw of 60.49m during the men’s javelin F37/38 event at the Asian Para Games 2026. | Photo Credit: SAI/PCI
Haney produced a throw of 60.49m during the men’s javelin F37/38 event at the Asian Para Games 2026. | Photo Credit: SAI/PCI
India Haney broke the world record in men’s javelin throw F37/38 category on route to securing the gold medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya on Friday.
Haney produced a throw of 60.49m, scoring 1116 Raza points - a scoring method used to rank athletes with different types of disabilities competing in combined-classification events.
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Iran’s Hormoz Seidikazpounji won silver with a personal best throw of 50.68m ((1009 points raza points) while China’s Yu Chengjie claimed bronze with a 53.66m throw (943 points).
In the javelin event, the F37 and F38 classes compete together and are ranked on Raza points, which is why Seidikazpounji’s shorter throw was placed above Yu’s.
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