Simran, Jayanti shine as Bhavani wins silver in Para Nationals

Simran clocked 24.80 seconds to win the 200m T12 gold at the National Para Athletics Championship, while Bhavani Valasamgari of Andhra Pradesh settled for silver in the T37, T46 & T47 event

Hyderabad: Simran from Uttar Pradesh once again impressed by winning gold in the women’s 200m T12 category, clocking an excellent time of 24.80 seconds at the National Para Athletics Championship at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Damor Tejal Amaraji of Gujarat claimed silver with 25.80 seconds, and Odisha’s Janaki Oram took bronze with a timing of 30.00 seconds.

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In the women’s 200m T35, Preeti Pal from Uttar Pradesh continued her golden run with a first-place finish in 31.40 seconds. Avani from Haryana won silver with 44.20 seconds, and Sunetra from Rajasthan clinched bronze with a time of 58.50 seconds.

Odisha’s Jayanti Behera blazed through the women’s 200m T37, T46 & T47, winning gold in 27.90 seconds. Bhavani Valasamgari (Andhra Pradesh) won silver in 29.30 seconds, and Mafi from Haryana took bronze in 31.10 seconds.

In the men’s Club Throw F32 & F51, Dharambir claimed gold with a best of 30.37 meters, edging past Pranav Soorma and Amit Kumar, who completed a clean sweep for the state.

In the men’s Discus Throw F37, Haryana’s Haney threw a stunning 53.81 meters for gold, while Bhavishay (Haryana) and Boby (Delhi) completed the podium.

Track events saw exceptional speed from Arunachal Pradesh’s Tingong Wangpan Nokkai, who won the men’s 200m T35 in 27.80 seconds, just ahead of Vinay from Haryana and Abhishek Babasa Jadhav of Maharashtra.

The men’s 200m T44 was won by Haryana’s Sandeep with a time of 24.50 seconds, followed by Vinay Kumar Lal from Chandigarh and Rahul Saini from Haryana.

In the men’s Long Jump T42 & T63, Rajasthan’s Mahendra Gurjar took gold with a leap of 5.73 meters, while Solairaj Dharamraj of SSCB soared to 7.32 meters to win the T44 & T64 division.

Gujarat’s Bhavanaben Chaudhary Ajabaji claimed top honours in the men’s Javelin Throw F12, F13 & F46, followed by Amisha Rawat (Uttarakhand) and Kipa Mero Kipa Tara (Arunachal Pradesh).