Pranav Soorma wins gold in F51 discus throw at Asian Para Games, Ram Ratan bags silver
Pranav recorded an Asian Record throw of 11.66 to finish top of the standings, beating his previous record of 11.43 recorded in Paris in 2023.
Updated : Oct 20, 2026 16:03 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
FILE PHOTO: India’s Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s F51 discus throw event at the Asian Para Games. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
FILE PHOTO: India’s Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s F51 discus throw event at the Asian Para Games. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
India’s Pranav Soorma and Ram Ratan Singh completed a 1-2 finish for India in the men’s F51/52/53 discus throw event at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday.
Pranav recorded an Asian Record throw of 11.66 to finish at the top of the standings, beating his previous record of 11.43 recorded in Paris in 2023. He managed to record the mark in his third attempt.
Ram Ratan threw a best distance of 10.35 in the same F51 category to finish second. Their respective Raza points were 932 and 809.
Iran’s Alireza Hemami bagged the bronze medal with a throw of 20.20 in the F53 category which gave him 749 Raza points.
Pranav was the defending gold medal winner in the F51 club throw from the previous edition of the Para Asian Games. He had also won a silver medal in the event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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Published on Oct 20, 2026
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