Asian Para Games 2026: India sweeps podium in men’s javelin F42-F44/F61-F64
File photo: Sumit Antil won gold competing in the F64 category. | Photo Credit: PTI
File photo: Sumit Antil won gold competing in the F64 category. | Photo Credit: PTI
India swept the podium in the men’s javelin F42-F44/F61-F64 event in the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya on Friday, October 23.
Sumit Antil successfully defended his gold medal from Hangzhou 2022 with a throw of 72.46m (1112 Raza points), followed by Mahendra Gurjar with 59.03m (1066) and Sandip Sanjay Sargar with 64.48m (1006). Both Mahendra and Sandip produced event-record throws.
Since there were multiple categories in competition, medals were decided by the Raza points system.
Sumit was competiting in the F64 category, while Mahendra and Sandip were in the F42 and F44 categories respectively.
Sumit was the defending champion in the event, having won gold in 2022 with a world record throw of 72.29m. He also won gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics with an event record.
Meanwhile, Rakeshbhai Bhatt clinched the bronze medal in the Men’s 200m T37 final, clocking an impressive time of 23.64 seconds.
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