Para Sports
World Para Athletics C'ships: Sachin Khilari creates Asian record, wins shot put gold
Sachin defended his title to win India's fifth gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships.
A jubilant Sachin Khilari after winning gold in the shot put event. (Photo Credit: Paralympic India)
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari brought more joy to Indian athletics early Wednesday at the ongoing World Para Athletics Championships.
With a throw of 16.30m, the burly athlete pocketed the gold medal in the men’s shot put event (F46) and created a new Asian record.
🏅Sachin Sarjerao Khilari becomes Men's Shot Put F46 Champion 💥
— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) May 22, 2024
The track athlete brought in 🇮🇳's record 5️⃣th🏅 with a new Asian Record of 16.30m. #Praise4Parapic.twitter.com/EUHWE7ChOY
The effort brought India its fifth gold at the Kobe meet - a record for the most golds at a single Para Athletics World Championships thus far.
Gold in the men's javelin throw and high-jump
Earlier on Tuesday, the reigning Paralympic Champion Sumit Antil defended his world title in the T64 category of men's javelin throw event while Mariyappan Thangavelu won India's first-ever gold medal in high-jump
The 11th edition of the Para Athletic World Championships are currently being held in Kobe, Japan, with over 1000 athletes from 100+ nations competing for 168 medal events.
This is the first edition of the Para Athletics World Championships in East Asia, as well as the third edition in Asia following Doha 2015 in Qatar and Dubai 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.
