Asian Para Games: Sandeep gives India its first gold in Javelin
Jakarta, Oct 8: India fetched its first gold medal after Sandeep Chaudhary bagged the yellow metal in the Men's Javelin Throw F42-44/61-64 category here on Monday.
Sandeep in his third attempt managed to threw 60.01m his best throw bagging gold while Sri Lanka's Chaminda Sampath Hetti clinched silver with 59.32m and bronze was secured by Iran's Omidi Ali with 58.97m.
India's medal count is 9 now ( 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze).
Farman Basha bagged silver and Paramjeet Kumar settled with bronze in the men's 49kg powerlifting event.
Swimmer Devanshi Satijawon went silver in women's 100 metre butterfly in S-10 category and Suyash Jadhav bagged bronze in the men's 200 metre individual medley in SM-7 category.