Indian athlete Dharmaraj Salairaj bagged a gold medal
for the country in the Men’s Long Jump-T64 at the ongoing Asian Para Games in
Hangzhou on Friday.
Solairaj scored 6.80 points in the final event to
clinch the top place on the podium. Sri Lanka’s Maththaka Gamage secured the
silver medal with 6.68 points. Meanwhile, Japan’s Matayoshi Koto settled for
the bronze medal with 6.35 points.
In his fourth attempt, Solairaj scored 6.36 points.
However, in his last and sixth attempt the Indian athlete made 6.80 points to
clinch the gold medal. Maththaka’s second attempt was his best and put 6.68
points on the scoreboard.
On the other hand, Koto tried to improve his points
and made his attempt on his fifth try with 6.35 points.
Two other Indian athletes, Ramudri Someswara and
Pardeep finished in fifth and sixth place and missed the podium by just a few
points.
“#98th Medal for India. A Golden Leap at
#AsianParaGames2022! Update: #ParaAthletics A Grand #Gold for India. Dharmaraj
Solairaj in Men’s Long Jump-T64. The Para-Athlete created a new Asian Record
& Para Games record with a jump of 6.80 Many congratulations champ,” Sports
Authority of India (SAI) wrote on X to wish Dharmaraj Salairaj.
In the fourth Asian Para Games, the Indian contingent
displayed a stellar performance in the multisport event. Currently, Bharat stands
in fourth place in the medal tally with a total of 98 medals, which includes 26
gold, 29 silver, and 43 bronze medals.
ANI
