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On the 7th day of the Paris Paralympics, India's Sachin Khilari won the silver medal in the men's shot put F46 category. This is the first medal of the day. With this silver medal win, Sachin became the first Indian male athlete to win a Paralympic shot put medal in 40 years. Earlier in 1984, India won its first medal in the men's shot put event.
With Sachin's medal, India's medal tally has gone up to 21. Sachin finished second with an Asian record throw of 16.32 meters. Canada's Greg Stewart won the gold medal. Luka Bakovic of Croatia got the bronze medal. Sachin had earlier won the gold medal with an Asian record in the World Para Athletics Championship 2024.
Won medal by breaking Asian record
The 34-year-old performed her best in her second attempt and broke her own Asian record of 16.30 meters. She made this record by winning the gold medal at the World Para-Athletics Championships held in Japan in May 2024. Khilari's silver medal is the 11th medal won in para-athletics in the current Para Games. She also won a gold medal in the Asian Para Games held in China last year. The F46 category is for athletes with arm weakness, muscle weakness or reduced arm movement. In this, athletes compete standing.
Third medal in shot put
Sachin Khilari is the third Indian athlete to win a medal in shot put in Paralympic history. Earlier, Joginder Singh Bedi won a bronze medal in 1984 and female athlete Deepa Malik won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Now this third medal has come after 8 years.