Indian para club thrower Dharambir sets new Asian record, wins silver in Dubai
Dubai: Indian para athlete Dharambir set a new Asian record in the men”s F32/51 club throw event en-route winning a silver on the opening day of the 13th Fazza International Para Athletics Championships here. India won three medals on the opening day with Devendra Singh also clinching a silver in the F44 men”s discus throw […]
Dubai: Indian para athlete Dharambir set a new Asian record in the men”s F32/51 club throw event en-route winning a silver on the opening day of the 13th Fazza International Para Athletics Championships here.
India won three medals on the opening day with Devendra Singh also clinching a silver in the F44 men”s discus throw event, while Jyoti Behera claimed a bronze in 400m women”s final T37/38/47 final.
In the club throw F32/51 men”s final, Dharambir, the 2018 Asian Para Games silver medallist, threw the club to a distance of 31.09m in his second attempt to finish second behind Algeria”s Walid Ferhah (37.42m) on Monday.
In the process, Dharambir also set a new Asian record.
Great Britain”s Stephen Miller took the bronze with an effort of 29.28m. Later, Devendra clinched the silver in men”s discus throw F44 after hurling the disc to a distance of 50.36m in combined F42/43/44 category. Kuwait”s Faisal Sorour, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic bronze medallist, took the F42 gold with a throw of 47.61.m, which was also a new Asian record, while France”s Badr Touzi claimed the bronze in F42 with a 39.16m throw. “I am very happy with the result here. Few months back I wasn”t sure if I was competing in the Fazza event due to health reasons.
I was down with Covid-19 and hardly trained for the past few months. We have important events in the year ahead, so it was good to start the year with a medal,” said the 28-year-old Devendra.
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