Raman Sharma stole the limelight with his
record-breaking run to clinch gold in the men’s 1500m-T38 final in the ongoing
4th Asian Para Games on Friday.
Raman clocked 4:20.80s and broke his own Asian Para
Games record as well as the Asian Record. Timor-Leste’s Teofilo Freitas
clinched the silver medal with a timing of 4:21.75s while Japan’s Takafumi
Igusa settled for silver in the 4:29.42s.
The flurry of medals in athletics continued as Pradeep
Kumar and Laxit dominated the podium in the men’s Javelin Throw F-54 event on
Friday.
Pradeep added a silver in Bharat’s constantly rising
medal tally with his personal best throw of 25.94m. Laxit clinched a bronze by
producing his personal best attempt of 21.20m.
Iran’s Erfan Bondori Deraznoei broke the Asian Para
Games record with a sensational throw of 28.28m to walk away with a gold medal.
Meanwhile, in the women’s Discus Throw-F37/38 final
Lakshmi bagged a bronze with her personal best attempt of 22.55m.
China’s Na Mi and Yingli Li dominated the podium
standings by clinching gold and silver respectively.
Na Mi broke the record in the event with a sensational
throw of 38.73m While Yingli produced her season-best throw of 37.04m and
settled for a silver medal.
Earlier, Sheetal Devi kicked off the day on a
remarkable note as she bagged the coveted gold medal in the women’s compound
open event.
Sheetal Devi with a scintillating display in archery
claimed a gold medal by defeating Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah in the women’s
compound open event.
It was a closely fought contest as Alim Nur with her
precision took a point lead in the first three sets. She enjoyed a three-point
lead after the conclusion of the first three sets with the final two sets
remaining.
Sheetal produced back-to-back perfect scores to clinch
the game with Alim Nur missing the mark in a couple of shots. In the end, she
emerged victorious with an overall score of 144-142.
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