Para Sports
National Para-Athletics Championships: Haryana crowned champions with 106 medals
The championship, featuring 1,476 para-athletes from 30 states and Union Territories, saw intense competition across 155 events.
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 the top spot in the F42/F43/F44 event with a 49.52m effort. Haryana's Devender Kumar took silver with 49.01m, while Shubham Dhull claimed bronze with a throw of 46.23m.
Haryana’s Ekta Bhyan maintained her supremacy in the club throw F32/F51 event, winning gold with a distance of 20.14m, while Rajasthan’s Durga Gahlot took silver and Haryana’s Geeta Rani secured bronze.
In the women's 200m T35/T36/T37 final, Delhi's Priyanka Sharma sprinted to gold in 38.11 seconds, with Karnataka's Harshita Tater and Chandigarh's Babanpreet Kaur securing silver and bronze, respectively. The endurance events saw Rajasthan’s Rajesh Yadav win the men’s 5000m T13 category in 16:26.75s, while Karnataka’s Sharath MS claimed the T12 title in 15:50.49s.
Rajasthan and Maharashtra rounded off the top five performers in the tournament, which saw participation from 1,476 para-athletes across 30 states and Union Territories, competing in 155 events.
