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Sandeep wins 400m T44 gold in 52.28 seconds
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India’s Sandeep won gold in the men’s 400m T44 at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, clocking a world record 52.28 seconds on Friday. Ajay Kumar took bronze in 53.61 seconds, also a Games Record. China’s Huang Ruihua placed fourth in 54.39 seconds. The gold was India’s 100th medal at these Games, Livemint reported.
Prism
What It Means For You
- It was Sandeep’s Asian Para Games debut after he began para-athletics in 2020.
- Later the same day he took bronze in the men’s 100m T44 in 11.67 seconds.
- He ends the 2026 campaign with one gold and one bronze.
What's Happening
- The final was at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Friday.
- China’s Huang Ruihua placed fourth in 54.39 seconds.
- T44 and T64 lower-limb classes are often run together, Livemint noted.
Where Sandeep comes from
- He is from Bhini Badshahpur village in Hisar, Haryana, and trains under coach Vipin Kumar.
- His first medal came at the Para National Games in Bengaluru in 2021.
- India won 107 medals at the previous Hangzhou Games in 2023.
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