Sumit Antil had set a new world record on his way to a gold medal in the javelin throw - F64 final, hurling the spear to 68.55 metres, improving on his old mark of 62.88 set in November 2019.
India's Sharad Kumar took the bronze medal with a jump of 1.83m
Jhajharia, who won gold medals in 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio with world record throws, threw 64.35 much farther than his world record of 63.97 but Sri Lanka's Dinesh Priyan Mudiyanselage Herath produced a gigantic throw of 67.79 to set a new world record and win the gold medal. Sundar Singh Gurjar, a two-time World Championship gold medallist, took bronze with a best throw of 64.01 meters on Monday.
Two-time Paralympics gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia is hopeful of emulating his past success if he takes part in the next…
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave away the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia and hockey wizard Sardar Singh will receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
The Sports Ministry is yet to approve the list of awardees but is unlikely to make any change.
