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Haney won gold with a world record javelin throw of 60.49m at the Asian Para Games 2026.
Haney scored 1116 Raza points. (Picture Credit: SAI Media)
India’s Haney won the gold medal with a world record performance in the men’s javelin throw F37/38 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya on Friday. At the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Haney produced a world record throw of 60.49m for gold, scoring 1116 Raza points.
Iran’s Hormoz Seidikazpounji took silver with a personal best of 50.68m (1009 points), while China’s Yu Chengjie claimed bronze with an Asian record 53.66m (943 points).
India have crossed 100 medals in total in this edition of the sporting extravaganza.
In the javelin event, the F37 and F38 classes compete together and are ranked on Raza points, which is why Seidikazpounji’s shorter throw was placed above Yu’s.
Earlier, India’s Nimisha Chakkungalparambil and Parmod Bijarnia claimed the silver medals in their respective women’s long jump T47 and men’s 1500m T46 competitions.
Nimisha claimed the silver medal with a best effort of 5.37m. Sri Lanka’s Dhananjana Wickramasinghe took the gold with a Games Record leap of 5.52m, 15cm ahead of the Indian.
China’s Chen Jin completed the podium with 5.17m.
In men’s 1500m, Parmod claimed the silver medal after clocking 4:09.65 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
Sri Lanka’s Puwakpitikande P. Wahumpurage won the gold with a Games Record time of 4:03.25, finishing 6.40 seconds ahead of the Indian. Parmod, however, stayed clear of the rest of the field to secure a podium finish.
Philippines’ King James Reyes took the bronze with a personal best of 4:13.81, 10.56 seconds behind the winner.
The T47 classification is designated for athletes with a unilateral upper-limb impairment (affecting one arm), such as a below-elbow or wrist amputation, limb deficiency, or impaired muscle power/passive range of motion in an arm. The T46 classification is for standing athletes with upper-limb impairments, such as a single-arm above or below-elbow amputation or a similar severe functional impairment affecting the shoulder or elbow.
India’s Praveen Sharma ended in fourth place in men’s discus throw F11 final with a best effort of 30.64, as Iran swept the competition by winning the gold, silver and bronze medals, while Amisha Rawat also finished fourth in women’s shot put F46 final with a best effort of 11.16.
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