Sachin Khilari defends gold at World Para Athletics, India surpasses best-ever tally
The Hindu
India excels at World Para Athletics Championship with gold medals and Asian records, aiming for more success.
India's Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended his gold medal in the men's shot put F46 category with an Asian record at the World Para Athletics Championship as the country surpassed its best-ever haul in the global competition here on May 22.
India, now have 11 medals, five of them gold. They bettered their previous best tally of 10 (3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze) in the 2023 edition in Paris.
Sachin heaved the iron ball to a distance of 16.30 metres, bettering his own Asian record of 16.21 metres set during the World Para Athletics Championship in Paris last year.
On May 21, India had reaped a rich haul of five medals to swell its tally to 10 (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze). China is currently leading the medals tally followed by Brazil.
The Hangzhou Asian Games gold-medallist thrower told PTI that he was confident of taking the top podium spot.
"I was expecting the gold here and I am happy. I have also qualified for the Paris Olympics and hope to win gold there also," Sachin said from Kobe.
With three more days still to go, India are in with a chance of winning a few more medals including gold and head coach Satyanarayan said he was quite optimistic.
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