India’s para athletes bagged 13 medals in the season opening IPC International Athletics Grand Prix at Dubai. The medals tally includes five golds, three of which were won by Sundar Singh Gurjar, reported PTI.
Having earlier won two golds in the Javelin and discus throw events, Gurjar added a third in the Shot Put event T 44-46 category with a throw of 13.36 meters.
The women athletes also added to India’s gold medal tally with a gold-silver finish in the women’s wheelchair Shot Put F-55 category. Karamjyoti claimed gold with 5.76 meters followed by Shatabdti Awasthi claiming silver 5 centimeters behind.
High Jumpers Sharad Kumar and Girisha H Nagarajgowda gave India the silver and bronze in the F13/20/42/44 category with leaps of 1.66 m and 1.63 m respectively, whereas golden boy Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati preferred not to compete.