Asian Para Games
Asian Para Games: Anjanaben Bumbadiya wins 400m T47 gold, Jayanti Behera takes silver
Bumbadiya clocked 59.97 seconds to lead an Indian 1-2 finish, while Tejalben Damor claimed her second medal with silver in the women's 400m T12.
Anjanaben Bumbadiya (Photo credit: TheKhelIndia/X)
Indian track-and-field para-athletes snared three more gold medals on Thursday with Shailesh Kumar leading the country's sweep of the men's high jump T63 competition, and sprinters Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Dilip Mahadu Gavit finishing on top in their respective 400m T47 competitions at the Asian Para Games here.
Bumbadiya clinched the gold in women's 400m T47 event with a timing of 59.97sec and was followed by compatriot Jayanti Behera (1:00.65sec) in the second place. Thailand's Sasirawan Inthachot took the bronze with 1:02.58sec.
"This is just my second international competition and to have won a gold here gives me immense happiness. All I wanted to do was give my best and I am happy I could do it in this event," Bumbadiya said after the race.
In the men's high jump T63 competition, Shailesh, who won a long jump bronze on Wednesday, led India's domination with a Games record effort of 1.89m. Former Paralympic bronze-winner Varun Bhati secured the silver with a season's best of 1.84m, while Rahul ended with the bronze after a jump of 1.81m.
Later, Gavit, who claimed the top spot in the 100m event on Wednesday, led a one-two for the country in men's 400m T47 race, clocking 48.27sec.
Joining him on the podium was Bhavikkumar Bharwad, who brought in the silver with a timing of 49.31sec. The bronze went to Japan's Ishida Kakeru (49.58sec).
In the women's 400m T12 event, visually impaired Tejalben Damor won her second medal of the Games by finishing with a silver after clocking 57.60sec. She had earlier won a bronze in the 200m T12 competition.
The T47 category covers athletes with a below-elbow amputation, wrist amputation, or similar upper-limb deficiency/impairment affecting one arm.
T63 classification is for athletes who have a through-knee or above-knee amputation or limb deficiency.
The athletes compete with a lower-limb prosthesis featuring a knee joint for running and jumping.
The Indian high jump trio usually competes in the T42 category which covers lower limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power, or impaired passive range of movement affecting hip and knee function.
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