Geneva: Indian para athlete Mahendra Gurjar has scripted history by creating a new world record in the men’s F42 javelin category with a throw of 61.17 meters at the Nottwil World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland.
The 27-year-old broke the previous record of 59.19 meters set by Brazil’s Roberto Floriani Edenilson in 2022. Gurjar’s record-breaking throw came on his third attempt, after throwing 56.11m first and 55.51m second attempt.
The F42 category is for athletes with moderate movement impairment in one leg.
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This was Gurjar’s second gold at the event, having also won the long jump T42 event with a 5.59m leap on 23rd of this month. It was his debut in long jump, and he is now Asia’s top-ranked athlete in the category.
Sumit Antil, a double Paralympics gold medallist, also won gold in the F64 javelin event with a throw of 72.35m. F64 is for athletes with moderate leg impairments or limb loss.
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