World Para Athletics GP: Rinku Hooda excels as India dominate Day 2
Rinku Hooda was the star performer as hosts India had another dominant outing on the second day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025
- NEW DELHI — Rinku Hooda was the star performer as hosts India had another
dominant outing on the second day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025
with several standout performances across multiple competitions at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday.
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- Rinku Hooda stole the spotlight in the men's javelin throw
F46 category, clinching gold with a throw of 60.26m, while the hosts made a
clean sweep in men's javelin F12/F37/F42/F43 combined.
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- But Rinku was the top performer of the day for the host as
the result extended his impressive run of form after his recent triumph at the
22nd National Para Athletics Championships in Goa and a silver medal at the
fourth Asian Para Games.
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- In the men's javelin F12/F37/F42/F43 combined category,
Indian athletes swept the podium. Pushpendra Singh led the charge with a
gold-winning throw of 57.57m, followed by Mohit with a silver (45.45m) and
Jaswant, who took bronze (45.94m).
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- Ritender added another gold for India in the men's javelin
F40/F41 category with a best throw of 30.33m.
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- Meanwhile, in the men's discus throw F56/F57 event, Atul
Kaushik bagged gold with a 43.92m effort, while Ram Kumar Yadav settled for
silver with a 30.59m throw.
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- India's women athletes were also impressed with Baghyashri
Madhavrao Jadhav, who clinched gold with a throw of 12.73m in the women's
javelin F34 category. Khushboo Gill claimed silver in the women's shotput with
a 9.52m effort, while Ananya Bansal took bronze with a throw of 7.73m.
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- Elsewhere, in the track events, Dilip Mahadu Gavit won gold
in the men's 400m T47 event with a time of 48.78 seconds. Jasbeer clocked 49.64
seconds to take silver, while Bhavikkumar Dineshbhai secured bronze in 50.32
seconds.
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- The men's 400m T35/T36 category also witnessed India's
Abhishek Babasaheb Jadhav winning the silver medal with a time of 64.09
seconds.nds
