This used to be India’s best-ever display at a World Para Athletics Championships surpassing the mark at Dubai 2019 Worlds that had 9 medals. India had 5 medals in World Para Athletics Championships London 2017.
Not simply by medals, new stars emerged at Paris 2023 who registered their private ideal, received their first ever medals and joined the seasoned names a number of the best performers. There have been girls winners too, who received each medals and quotas, to go away a mark on the championships.
Antil, who competed in his first main pageant since his record-breaking efficiency at Tokyo 2020, post an unbelievable display so as to add a Worlds gold to his Paralympic gold on the Charlety Stadium, Paris.
The 25-year-old from Sonepat went directly to make stronger his personal international listing mark with a throw of 70.83m, completing forward of Australian Michal Burian (65.21) and Sri Lanka’s Dulan Kodithuwakku (64.06) within the F44 classes.
“Being an international champion with a brand new international listing is one thing I’m in reality pleased with!!! Thank you everybody on your love and toughen!!! JAI HIND,” tweeted the Paralympic and world champion, who has a silver from the Dubai 2019 Worlds.
Antil’s show was followed up by his fellow throwers Ajeet Singh and Rinku Hooda taking the 1-2 positions in men’s javelin F46 finals.
Singh impressed by hurling his javelin to 65.41m for a new championship record while Hooda was just 0.3m behind getting his season’s best. Dubai 2019 world champion Sundar Singh Gurjar settled for the fourth place, fetching India a quota place.
Maharashtra-based Sachin Khilari‘s powerful throw of 16.21m in men’s shot put F46 was enough to fetch him his first international medal, a World title with an Asian record.
Apart from the javelin throwers, the prime jumpers too made a mark with Paralympic medalists Nishad Kumar (T47), Shailesh Kumar (T63) and Praveen Kumar (T64) taking the silver and bronze medals.
Nishad, in truth, went directly to set a brand new Asian listing on his manner taking the silver with an effort of two.09m.
Seasoned Ekta Bhayan (17.9 3m) claimed a bronze medal with an Asian listing in girls’s membership throw F51, whilst Pooja emerged as the brand new identify in girls’s javelin F54 ultimate with a non-public ideal throw of 14.70m.
There have been a number of others who neglected out at the medal however earned India quota puts for Paris 2024 Paralympcis – Thangavelu Mariyappan (Men’s High Jump T42), Navdeep (Men’s Javelin Throw F41), Soman Rana (Men’s Shot Put F57), Dilip Mahadu Gavit (Men’s 400m T46), Bhagyashree Mahavrao Jadhav (Women’s Shot Put F34), Kashish Lakra (Women’s Club Throw F51).