The highlight of the day came in the Men’s Javelin Throw, where Paralympic champion Sumit Antil led an all-Indian podium. Antil clinched gold with a powerful throw of 69.25 metres, while Pushpendra Singh secured silver with 56.91 metres and Poonam Ram won bronze with 49.48 metres. India also dominated the Men’s 400 metres Run T13, with Subodh Bhatt winning gold in 51.88 seconds, followed by Priyanshu Kaushik with silver in 53.19 seconds and Avnil Kumar claiming bronze in 56.91 seconds.

 

In the Men’s 400 m Run T46/T47, Bhavikkumar Din Bharwad secured gold with a time of 49.89 seconds, while fellow Indian Jasbeer finished close behind to take silver in 50.09 seconds. India continued its dominance in the wheelchair category of the Men’s 400m Run T53/T54, sweeping the podium with Manojkumar Sabapathi winning gold in 54.33 seconds, Anil Kumar taking silver in 57.57 seconds, and Manikandan Jothi securing bronze with a time of 1:01.94. 

 

The women’s events also saw strong performances from Indian athletes. In the Women’s 400m Run T11/T12, Tejalben Amraji Damor won gold with a time of 57.53 seconds, Lalitha Killaka secured silver in 1:07.92, and Shalini Chaudhary completed another Indian podium sweep with bronze in 1:16.79.  In field events, Lakshmi won gold in the Women’s Shot Put with a throw of 7.76 metres, while Akutai Sitaram Ulbhagat claimed silver with 5.49m and Chimi Dema of Bhutan secured bronze with 5.27 metres. 

 

India also swept the podium in the Men’s Long Jump T42/T63, with Shaliesh Kumar winning gold with a jump of 5.47 metres, Ramsingbhai Govindbhai Padhiyar securing silver with 4.68 metres, and Solairaj Jagannathan taking bronze with 3.23 metres. 

 

Another clean sweep came in the Men’s Shot Put F46, where Rohit Kumar clinched gold with a throw of 14.35 metres, Devendra Singh Gurjar won silver with 13.97 metres, and Lokesh Akula secured bronze with 10.92 metres. 

 

India continued its strong showing in throwing events with Sahil Salim Sayyad winning gold in the Men’s Discus Throw F51/F55 with 36.83 metres, followed by Sukhchain with silver (30.49m) and Sudhir with bronze (28.78m). 

 

In the Men’s Javelin Throw F12/F13, Manjeet secured gold with a throw of 57.86 metres, Pratik Amrutrao Patil won silver with 50.43m, and Irfan Diwan claimed bronze with 45.39m, completing yet another podium sweep for India. 

 

India also dominated the Men’s Javelin Throw F40/F41, with Sunil Kumar winning gold with 32.58 metres, Prince Kumar securing silver with 31.23m, and Kathir Dhanasekaran finishing with bronze with 18.73m.

 

Among other performances, Mohit Pal won gold in the Men’s 400m Run T12 with a time of 54.39 seconds, while Lucky Yadav secured silver with 1:04.27. 

 

Indian athletes made an impressive start on the opening day of the competition yesterday. Paralympic champion Praveen Kumar won the gold medal in the men’s T44 high jump, clearing 1.96 metres.

 

In the Men’s High Jump T42, Shailesh Kumar won the gold medal with a jump of 1.84 metres, while Ramsingbhai Gov Padhiyar secured silver with 1.65 metres and Lokesh Mantra claimed bronze with 1.60 metres, completing an Indian clean sweep.

 

In the Men’s Discus Throw F11/F12, Monu won gold with a throw of 34.30 metres, Praveen Sharma took silver with 32.96 metres, and Sanjay Reddy Neelam secured bronze with 30.15 metres, giving India another podium sweep. 

 

In the women’s track events, Preeti Pal also secured a gold medal in the 100 metres race, adding to India’s strong medal tally.