New Delhi, Sep 30 (NationPress) Paralympian Sumit Antil and Sandip Singh Sargar delivered an unforgettable evening for India by securing gold medals in the F64 and F44 categories of the javelin throw events during the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, held on a warm Tuesday evening at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Brazil, having clinched an additional gold on Tuesday, solidified its lead in the medals tally with 7 gold, 14 silver, and 6 bronze medals, followed by Poland (6-1-5) and China (5-7-4). India, with 4 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze, now stands in fourth place, propelled by the two golds earned in the javelin throw events.

With the 2020 Olympic and 2023 World Champion Neeraj Chopra present, Sumit Antil focused intently on breaking the Championship record, showcasing his dominance. He achieved three throws over 65m in his first four attempts, ultimately securing a new Championship record of 71.37m on his fifth attempt.

This victory marks Sumit Antil's third World Championships gold, the highest by any Indian athlete. His previous victories were in 2023 Paris with a World Record throw of 70.83m and in 2024 Kobe with a distance of 69.50m. His commitment to achieving a remarkable hat-trick was evident as he zeroed in on his goal.

In another notable achievement, 35-year-old Vanessa Low secured her third long jump T42 gold medal for Australia after previously winning for Germany in 2015. She established a new T61 Championships Record of 5.49m, adding to her accolades from the 2015, 2019, and 2024 events.

Ricardo Gomes de Mendonca (Brazil), Magdalena Andruszkiewicz (Poland), and Orla Comerford (Ireland) completed the sprint doubles in the men’s T37, women’s T72, and women’s T13 categories, respectively. Mendonca, who has claimed three consecutive 100m crowns at World Championships, added the 200m gold to his collection, thriving in conditions reminiscent of his homeland.

Poland’s Magdalena Anduszkiewicz achieved one of two new World Records on Tuesday evening, clocking 16.82 seconds in the women’s 100m T72 final, breaking the previous record of 17.07 set by Maria Strong of Australia in 2023. The other World Record was established by a Greek javelin thrower in the F62 classification with a distance of 35.08m.

Sargar led an impressive Indian 1-2 finish in the men’s javelin throw F44, which was conducted as a distinct event, unlike previous years when F42-44 were grouped with F64. Sandip, having won bronze in the F64 event last year, earned silver on Tuesday, marking a triumphant start to India's ascent in the medals table.

In the fifth round, Sargar launched his spear to within 1cm of the best throw of 62.68m by the leader. However, in a display of dominance, Sargar unleashed a throw exceeding 62.82m shortly thereafter. Pushpendra Singh, an F43 athlete, achieved his season’s best throw of 61.94m on his final attempt but did not make it to the medal standings.

The bronze medal went to Edenilson Roberto (Brazil) with a F42 World Record throw of 62.36m in a thrilling competition where the top five athletes achieved their season's best performances.

The final results were as follows:

Men

100m T13: 1. Shuta Kawakami (Japan) 10.91 seconds; 2. Chad Perris (Australia) 10.96; 3. Fabricio Junior Barros (Brazil) 11.00.

100m T64: 1. Felix Streng (Germany) 10.73 seconds; 2. Johannes Floors (Germany) 10.75; 3. Sherman Ididro Guity (Costa Rica) 10.93.

100m T72: 1. Carlo Fabio Marcello Calcagni (Italy) 14.80 seconds; 2. Joao Matos Marques (Brazil) 15.76; 3. Finlay Jonathan Menezes (Great Britain) 16.29.

200m T37: 1. Ricardo Gomes de Mendonca (Brazil) 22.77 seconds; 2. Bartolomeu da Silva 23.10; 3. Andrei Vdovin(Neutral Para Athlete) 23.31.

400m T11: 1. Guillaume Junor Atangana (Refugee Para Team) 51.95 seconds; 2. Gauthier Makunda (France) 52.81; 3. Mohammed Ayade (Iraq) 52.85.

1500m T11: 1. Yeltsin Jacques (Brazil) 4:02.02 (New Championships Record. Old: 4:04.70, O Santos, Brazil, 2011); 2. Julio Cesar Agripino (Brazil) 4:05.61; 3. Fedor Rudakov (Neutral Para Athlete) 4:06.51.

Shot Put F11: 1. Amirhossein Alipour Darbeid (Iran) 14.59m (New Championships Record. Old: 14.56, D Casinos Sieera, Spain, 2002); 2. Mahdi Olad (Iran) 14.23; 3. Alvaro del Amo Cano (Spain) 13.70; 7. Sagar (India) 11.74; 10. Monu Ghanghas (India) 10.87.

Javelin Throw F44: 1. Sandip Singh Sargar (India) 62.82m; 2. Sandeep (India) 62.67; 3. Edenlison Roberto (Brazil) 62.36; 4. Pushpendra Singh (India) 61.94; 7. Mahendra Gurjar (India) 57.84.

Javelin Throw F64: 1. Sumit Antil (India) 71.37m (New Championships Record. Old: 70.83, Sumit Antil, 2023); 2. Tomas Felipe Soto Mina (Colombia) 48.38; 3. Rufat Khabibullin (Kazakhstan) 47.14. (Note: Konstantinos Tourkochortitis of Greece set a new World Record of 35.08m in the F62 class held as part of the F64 competition.)

Women

100m T36: 1. Danielle Aitchison (New Zealand) 13.43 seconds; 2. Mali Lovell (Australia) 14.56; 3. Veronica Hipolito (Brazil) 14.77.

100m T72: 1. Magdalena Anduszkiewicz (Poland) 16.82 seconds (New World Record. Old WR & CR: 17.07, MariaStrong, Australia, 2023); 2. Judith Tortosa Vila (Spain) 18.16; 3. Zofia Kalucka (Poland) 19.16.

200m T13: 1. Orla Comerford (Ireland) 24.71 seconds; 2. Rayane Soares da Silva (Brazil) 25.24; 3. Kym Crosby (USA) 25.64.

Long Jump T63: 1. Vanessa Low (Australia) 5.47m (New T61 Championships Record. Old: 4.68, Vanessa Low, 2019); 2. Elena Kratter (Switzerland) 5.45 (New T63 Championships Record. Old: 4.41, G Haenen, Belgium, 2019); 3. Noelle Lambert-Beirne (USA) 4.84.

Shot Put F34: 1. Zou Lijuan (China) 9.15m; 2. Lucyna Kornobys (Poland) 8.26; 3. Galina Lipatnikova (Neutral Para Athlete) 8.01; 6. Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav (India) 7.67.

Club Throw F32: 1. Roza Kozakowska (Poland) 29.30m (New Championships Record. Old: 24.45, Marouna Ibrahmi, Tunisia, 2019); 2. Marouna Ibrahmi (Tunisia) 29.19; 3. Giovanna Boscolo Castilho Goncalv (Brazil) 27.09.