Sandeep strikes gold, Haney sets world record at Para Asian Games

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Indian para athletes won gold medals in athletics, badminton and archery, with Haney setting a world record in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian Para Games on Friday.

Sandeep Kumar won gold in the men’s 400-m T64 event in 52.28 seconds, while compatriot Ajay Kumar secured bronze in 53.61 seconds. Haney clinched gold in the men’s javelin throw T37/38 with an effort of 60.49 m, setting a new F37 world record.

In para badminton, Nitesh Kumar defeated compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in the men’s singles SL3 final to win gold, while Bhagat settled for silver.

Naveen Sivakumar added another gold, defeating Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 21-9, 21-17 in the men’s singles SL4 final.

In para-archery, Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi beat the Chinese pair 5-1 to claim gold in the men’s recurve doubles event.

As of October 23, India had won 25 gold, 32 silver and 43 bronze medals, taking its overall tally to 100 and placing it fourth in the standings.

India’s remaining schedule for October 23:

Para badminton

• 3 pm onwards, with some timings to be confirmed: Gold-medal matches featuring Indian contenders, including Thulasimathi Murugesan, Nitesh Kumar and Manasi Joshi.

Para athletics

• 2.21 pm to 5.10 pm: Track and field events featuring Sharath Makanahalli in the 5,000m; Ravi Rongali and Navdeep Singh in javelin; Pranav Soorma and Dharambir Nain in club throw; and Sumit Antil in javelin.

Para swimming

• 1.49 pm to 4.01 pm: Freestyle and butterfly finals featuring Chaitanya Kulkarni, Tejas Nandakumar, Suyash Jadhav and Jahangir Molla.

Shooting and powerlifting

• 1 pm to 2.30 pm: P3 Open 25m Pistol SH1 qualification and final events featuring Nihal Singh and Amir Ahmad Bhat, alongside women’s team powerlifting medal matches.