Highlights:
- Sandeep wins men’s 400m T64 gold in 52.28 seconds.-
- Ajay Kumar takes bronze in 53.61 seconds, a Games Record.
- Nimisha Chakkungalparambil in women’s long jump T47 and Parmod Bijarnia in men’s 1,500m T46.
- Dhananjana Wickramasinghe and Puwakpitikande P. Wahumpurage win gold with Games Record performances.
- Praveen Sharma in men’s discus F11 and Amisha Rawat in women’s shot put F46.
India’s Sandeep set a world record in the men’s 400-meter T64 final at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, clocking 52.28 seconds to win gold as compatriot Ajay Kumar claimed bronze.
Sandeep finished 0.85 seconds ahead of Saudi Arabia’s Nour Alsana, who won silver in 53.13 seconds, a season’s best. Kumar secured third place in 53.61 seconds, setting a Games Record at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
Sandeep’s winning time marked the standout performance of the day for India, which continued its medal-winning run in para athletics.
Sandeep and Alsana compete in the T44 classification, while Kumar is classified as T64. Both categories cover athletes with lower-limb impairments and are often combined in competition.
India also collected two silver medals earlier in the day, with Nimisha Chakkungalparambil finishing second in the women’s long jump T47 and Parmod Bijarnia claiming silver in the men’s 1,500-meter T46 event.
Nimisha recorded a best jump of 5.37 meters to secure silver. Sri Lanka’s Dhananjana Wickramasinghe won gold with a Games Record leap of 5.52 meters, finishing 15 centimeters ahead of the Indian athlete. China’s Chen Jin took bronze with a jump of 5.17 meters.
In the men’s 1,500-meter T46 final, Parmod clocked 4 minutes, 9.65 seconds to finish second. Sri Lanka’s Puwakpitikande P. Wahumpurage claimed gold in a Games Record time of 4:03.25, finishing 6.40 seconds ahead of Parmod.
The Indian athlete maintained a clear advantage over the remaining field to secure the silver medal. The Philippines’ King James Reyes took bronze in 4:13.81, a personal best, finishing 10.56 seconds behind the winner.
The T47 classification covers standing athletes with unilateral upper-limb impairments, including certain arm amputations and limb deficiencies. The T46 classification applies to standing athletes with upper-limb impairments, including single-arm amputations or comparable functional limitations.
Elsewhere, India’s Praveen Sharma finished fourth in the men’s discus throw F11 final with a best effort of 30.64 meters. Iran dominated the event, sweeping gold, silver and bronze.
Amisha Rawat also narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth in the women’s shot put F46 final with a best effort of 11.16 meters.
Sandeep’s world-record performance, Kumar’s Games Record and the two silver medals highlighted India’s strong showing in athletics at the Asian Para Games, with the country adding to its medal tally across track and field events.
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