India crosses 50 medals at Asian Para Games: Simran and Gavit sprint to 100m golds

Dilip Gavit won gold medal in men's 100m T47 event, while Mohammed Morssinganakath clinched silver (Photo/Screengrab)

Dilip Gavit won gold in the men's 100m T47 event, while Mohammed Morssinganakath took silver in the same race as India's medal tally crossed the 50 mark at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Wednesday.Gavit clocked 10.69 seconds to finish first, while Morssinganakath came second in 10.72 seconds. China's Kangjun Shi (T46) claimed bronze with a timing of 10.80 seconds.

Morssinganakath missed out on gold by just 0.03 seconds, finishing with a Games Record in the T47 category. Gavit competes in the T46 classification.Athletes of two or more classifications can be clubbed together in a combined event to ensure that there are enough number of participants.T46 and T47 categories are for athletes with upper limb impairment. The primary difference between T46 and T47 comes down to the severity and location of the upper limb impairment.T46 applies to athletes with a more severe unilateral or bilateral impairment affecting the shoulder or elbow -- roughly equivalent to an above-elbow amputation -- whereas T47 is for athletes with a less severe impairment affecting the wrist or below the elbow -- roughly equivalent to a below-elbow amputation.

Simran wins second gold with Games record in 100m T12

Indian sprinter Simran won her second gold medal at the Asian Para Games, setting a Games record in the women's 100m T12 event with a time of 12.02 seconds in Nagoya on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old had won the women's 200m gold with a Games record on Tuesday. She once again finished ahead of Iran's Hajar Safarzadeh, who clocked 12.30 seconds, while Indonesia's Made Ni Putri took bronze in 12.51 seconds.The T12 classification is for athletes with moderate visual impairment.Simran, who won bronze at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, is working her way back with new guide Shivam after her previous guide, Umar Saifi, was banned for a doping violation.At the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, Simran won silver medals in both the 100m and 200m events.

Pranav Desai wins bronze in men's 100m T64

Pranav Desai added another medal to India's tally by winning bronze in the men's 100m T64 final with a time of 11.96 seconds.Thailand's Denpoom Kotcharang took silver, finishing 0.18 seconds ahead of Desai, while Japan's Kengo Oshima won gold with a Games record time of 11.39 seconds.