Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:05pm on 23 Oct 2026,Friday Sports
India swept gold, silver and bronze in the men’s combined F42-44/61-64 javelin event at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Friday. Two-time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil won gold with a throw of 72.46 metres, earning 1,112 points. Mahendra Gurjar secured silver with 59.03 metres and 1,066 points, while Sandip Sanjay Sargar claimed bronze with 64.48 metres and 1,006 points. Both Gurjar and Sargar established new Games Records in their respective categories. Gurjar finished ahead of Sargar on RAZA points, used to rank athletes in combined-class competitions. Antil, a world record holder, could not surpass his personal best of 74.82 metres, set in May. (PC: X)
