New Delhi: Indian athletes delivered an impressive performance on the opening day of the New Delhi 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, securing multiple gold medals and podium finishes across several track and field events.
In the men’s high jump T42, Shailesh Kumar won the gold medal with a jump of 1.84m, while Ramsingbhai Gov Padhiyar secured silver with 1.65m and Lokesh Mantra claimed bronze with 1.60m, completing an Indian clean sweep.
India also dominated the Men’s High Jump T44 event with Praveen Kumar winning gold with a jump of 1.96m, followed by Unni Renu who secured silver with 1.86m, and Banti, who won bronze with 1.83m.
In the Women’s 100m T35/T37 event, India’s Preeti Pal won the gold medal with a time of 14.46 seconds. Russia’s Margarita Mataeva secured the silver medal with a time of 16.25 seconds, while Karina Machulskaia claimed bronze with a time of 17.38 seconds.
In the Men’s Discus Throw F11/F12, Monu won gold with a throw of 34.30m, Praveen Sharma took silver with 32.96m, and Sanjay Reddy Neelam secured bronze with 30.15m, giving India another podium sweep.
Indian athletes continued their strong showing in the Men’s Discus Throw F37, where Haney won gold with a throw of 59.95m, while Rishi Raj Rathore secured silver with 46.25m and Bhavishay took bronze with 45.35m.
In the Women’s 1500m T11/T12, India claimed all three medals with Soumya winning gold in 5:18.94, Rakshita Raju securing silver in 5:28.30, and Radha Venkatesh taking bronze with a time of 5:25.48.
The Women’s Shot Put F33/F34 saw Galina Lipatnikova of Russia win gold with a throw of 7.39m, while Vera Isakova of Russia secured silver with 6.11m, and Dipika Rani of India claimed bronze with 5.05m.
In the Women’s Shot Put F56, Poonam of India won gold with a throw of 6.85m, followed by Zeljka Sandrk of Bosnia and Herzegovina who secured silver with 6.16m, while Vijayashree Kumar of India claimed bronze with 4.69m.
