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Sachin Khilari wins Asian Para Games shot put gold
The Indian Express·
Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended Asian Para Games gold as India swept the men's shot put F46 podium on Wednesday. His sixth throw of 15.87m broke the Games record of 15.67m. Mohammed Yasser took silver with 15.06m. Parveen won bronze with 14.94m. Khilari, from Sangli in Maharashtra, won silver at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. F46 covers standing throwers with upper-limb impairment.
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What It Means For You
- India took gold, silver and bronze in the same men's shot put F46 final.
- Khilari's 15.87m mark reset the Asian Para Games record from 15.67m.
- F46 athletes throw standing with upper-limb amputation or equivalent impairment.
What's Happening
- Yasser's silver came on a third-round throw of 15.06m.
- Parveen's bronze throw measured 14.94m.
- Khilari had won gold at the previous Asian Para Games before this defence.
How Khilari reached shot put
- Coach Arvind Chavan first spotted him at Pune's Municipal Corporation stadium.
- After a javelin injury, coach Satya Narayana steered him toward shot put.
- He later won gold at the World Para Grand Prix in Tunisia.
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