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Haryana crowned champions with 106 medals

Haryana crowned champions with 106 medals

Haryana stamped its authority at the 23rd National Para Athletics Championship in Chennai, finishing as the overall champions with a massive 106-medal haul. The contingent bagged 49 gold, 32 silver, and 25 bronze medals, outshining all other states at the three-day event. Host Tamil Nadu secured second place with 17 gold, 18 silver, and 12 bronze medals, while Uttar Pradesh clinched third place with 14 gold, 17 silver, and 11 bronze. Haryana’s athletes delivered stellar performances across multiple events. In the men’s discus throw F37, Bhavishay won gold with a throw of 44.27m, narrowly edging out his state mate Haney, who took silver with an effort of 44.13m. Ankit, also from Haryana, secured bronze to complete a clean sweep. In the men’s discus throw F51 event, Dharambir clinched gold with a best attempt of 10.91m, while Uttar Pradesh’s Ram Ratan Singh and Tamil Nadu’s Alexander Mani settled for silver and bronze, respectively. In the men’s discus throw F62/F64 category, Pradeep Kumar from SSCB won gold with a throw of 44.00m, while Rakesh of SSCB secured …

Navdeep Singh, Sumit Antil, Mariyappan in action today- Scores, Updates, Blog

Navdeep Singh, Sumit Antil, Mariyappan in action today- Scores, Updates, Blog

Chennai: The 23rd National Para-athletics Championships is all set to begin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium today, with the three day event set to see the stars of the para-athletics circuit go head to head against one another. Paris Olympics gold medal-winning javelin thrower Navdeep Singh will be in action today in the morning, competing in the Javelin F41 event. Similarly, three-time Paralympics medalist Mariyappan Thangavelu and two-time Paralympics gold medalist Sumit Antil will also compete today, in the men’s T63 high jump and men’s F64 Javelin events respectively. The inauguration ceremony is expected to be held at 4 pm today at the stadium. Live updates Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

India make history at Paris Paralympics with 20 medals as they go past Tokyo 2020’s medals haul | Sport-others News

The Indian contingent at Paris Paralympics surged past the record medal haul of 19 medals it had set at the Tokyo Paralympics three years back. In the space of half an hour early on Wednesday, the para athletics contingent won four medals to push the Indian medals tally to 20. Of these 20 medals, India have won three golds, seven silvers and 10 bronze medals. Half of these 20 medals came from para athletics, while para badminton fetched India five medals. There were also medals in shooting (four) and archery (one). On Wednesday, in the men’s javelin throw F46 final, India claimed two medals courtesy Ajeet Singh, who won a silver medal with personal best throw of 65.62m, while Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed a bronze medal with season best throw of 64.96m. This helped India achieve its first double podium finish in athletics at Paris Paralympics. Then, in the men’s high jump T63 final, there were two Indians on the podium once again. Sharad Kumar (T42) claimed silver with the best jump of 1.88m which …