India concluded its most successful World Para Athletics Championships campaign on Sunday, securing four additional medals to reach a remarkable total of 22. The final day was filled with drama, including medal upgrades and a sprint event that had to be re-run due to technical issues, showcasing the unpredictable and thrilling nature of top-tier competition.
Paris Paralympics gold medallist Navdeep Singh clinched a silver medal in the men’s javelin F41 category at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
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Simran Sharma made headlines by earning a silver medal in the women’s 200m T12, clocking a new Asian record of 24.46 seconds. Simran, who initially finished third, was dramatically upgraded to second place after Venezuela’s Alejandra Lopez was disqualified for violating rule 7.10.4, which prohibits a guide from providing undue advantage to an athlete.
Simran Sharma, alongside her guide Umar Saifi, celebrates her silver medal in the women’s 200m T12 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
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In the men’s javelin throw F41, Paris Paralympics gold medalist Navdeep Singh secured a silver medal. He finished behind Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah, who delivered a personal best of 48.86m, a performance that helped him avenge his earlier disqualification in Paris.
Sandeep also contributed to India’s tally by securing a bronze in the 200m T44 event. A moment of high drama unfolded in the women’s 100m T35 race when the starting gun misfired twice, yet the race was completed. After an hour-long deliberation, technical officials decided on a re-run, in which Preeti Pal impressively clocked 14.33 seconds to clinch second place.
Preeti Pal secured a silver medal in the women’s 100m T35 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
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Adding to the day’s twists, Saturday’s silver medalist, Soman Rana, saw his medal downgraded to bronze. This adjustment occurred after Brazil’s successful appeal to consider Thiago Dos Santos’s best throw as valid, consequently awarding Dos Santos the silver.
Final Day Results:
Men:
- 100m T63: Puseletso Mabote (RSA, 12.03s)
- 200m T44: Marco Cichetti (Ita, 23.00s), Sandeep (India, third, 23.60s)
- 200m T51: Peter Genyn (Bel, 37.95s)
- 200m T64: Felix Streng (Ger, 21.60s)
- 800m T34: Yang Wang (Chn, 1:40.24)
- 800m T54: Jin Hua (Chn, 1:27.04)
- 1500m T38: Nate Tucker (Can, 3:57.98)
- 1500m T52: Tomoki Sato (Jpn, 3:30.19)
- Long jump T36: Evgenii Torsunov (NPA, 6.14m)
- Javelin F41: Sadegh Beit Sayah (Iri, 48.86m), Navdeep Singh (India, second, 45.46m)
- Shot put F33: Deni Cerni (12.17m)
- Shot put F34: Mehran Nikoeimajd (Iri, 12.27m)
- Shot put F63: Aled Davies (GBr, 16.44m)
Women:
- 100m T35: Qianqian Guo (Chn, 14.24s), Preeti Pal (India, second, 14.33s)
- 200m T11: Jerusa Geber (Bra, 24.88s)
- 200m T12: Clara Da Silva (Bra, 24.42s), Simran Sharma (India, second, 24.46s)
- 200m T37: Xiaoyan Wen (Chn, 26.70s)
- 200m T44: Annie Carey (USA, 27.31s)
- 200m T47: Kiara Rodriguez (Ecu, 24.34s)
- 200m T64: Marlene Van Gansewinkel (Ned, 26.16s)
- 400m T13: Carolina Duarte (Por, 57.08s)
- 400m T38: Karen Moreno (Col, 59.45s)
- 400m T62: Johannes Floors Ger, 45.39)
- Long jump T20: Zileide Da Silva (Bra, 5.88m)
- Discus throw F55: Diana Krumina (Lat, 26.51m), Sakshi Kasana (India, sixth, 22.47m), Karamjyoti (India, seventh, 21.12m), Pooja (India, eighth, 19.45m)
- Discus throw F38: Simone Kruger (RSA, 37.39)
- Shot put F40: Lara Baars (Ned, 9.77m)