Para-athletes Navdeep and Arvind secured quotas for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics as India’s gold medal tally swelled to 9 after the third day of competitions on the twelfth Fazza International World Para Athletics Grand Prix.
Overall, India has claimed 17 medals together with 9 gold, with 4 of them approaching Friday.
The day was lit up by good exhibits by Indian males’s javelin throwers — reigning world champion Sandeep Chaudhary (F44), Ajeet Singh (F46) and Navdeep (F41) — who had been later joined by Pranav Prashant Desai with a yellow steel in males’s 200m F64.
However, world champion javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar (F46) needed to accept a bronze.
Arvind attained the Minimum Qualification Standard with a distance of 14.05m in males’s shot put last F35/36 to e book a spot within the Tokyo Paralympics. He completed fifth within the occasion.
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Navdeep, whose first worldwide occasion was the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games, produced a superb throw of 43.58m in his third try and take the gold in males’s javelin F41 occasion and safe a quote for the subsequent Paralympic Games. UAE’s Anas Alhosani (6.96m) ended second.
“I felt confident with my throw today. My first throw wasn’t very good, but then I tried to focus and got a good throw. Sandeep bhaiya and Navdeep Sir have been helping me with my technique at JN Stadium in New Delhi,” mentioned Navdeep.
“I am very happy to also secure a quota. I want to win a medal at the Tokyo Paralympic now,” he added.
In F41 classification, athletes with quick stature compete whereas the F35/36 is for many who are extra affected within the legs than the arms, however might also have vital co-ordination impairment of the non-throwing arm.
In males’s javelin 38/F42/ F44/ 63/ 64, Chaudhary hurled the javelin to a distance of 61.22 metres to win gold, although it was a lot lower than his world report effort of 66.18m on the Dubai 2019 Worlds on the identical floor.
He was higher than Columbia’s Luis Fernan Lucumi Villegas (54.95m), who set a brand new American report, and Chaminda Hetti Arachchige of Sri Lanka (56.34m).
“It’s a nice feeling to return to one of my favourite grounds. My body felt good to compete after a long time. But I was hoping to get my personal best today. Nevertheless, to open the season with over 61m distance is not bad,” Chaudhary mentioned.
“In the coming months, it will be more about following the process and staying in shape before we start our final preparation for the Tokyo 2020,” added Chaudhary.
Ajeet Singh despatched the spear to a distance of 58.76m to complete forward of Sri Lanka’s Gamini Ketawala (58.55m) and fellow Indian Gurjar (57.74m) in males’s javelin F46 last.
For Ajeet, this was his third worldwide medal in third competitors.
“I am very happy to compete in an international event after long time. But I am not to satisfied with my performance today. I expected to throw at least 58 metres. I will go back and work on my technique now,” Ajit mentioned.
Later, Pranav Prasant Desai added India’s fourth gold medal by clocking 24.96 seconds in males’s 200m T64 to complete forward of Thailand (25.60s) and Kazakastan’s Rufat Khabibullin (28.86s).
Athletes in 38/F42/ F44/ 63/ 64 class are affected by a number of of the musculoskeletal impairments of limb deficiency, leg size distinction, impaired muscle energy or impaired passive vary of motion.
The third day of competitions additionally witnessed Italian teenager Ambra Sabatini setting a brand new world report on the best way to a gold within the ladies’s last T62/ 63/ 64. She clocked 14.59 seconds.