Golden Strides: India Smashes Records at World Para Athletics Championships 2025

India has scripted history at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 in New Delhi, delivering its finest-ever performance with a total of 18 medals.

Key highlights:

1. India clinched 6 gold, 6 silver, and 6 bronze medals, surpassing its previous best of 17 medals in Kobe 2024.
2. Star performances included Sumit Antil’s third consecutive world title in javelin F64 and Nishad Kumar’s golden leap of 2.14m in high jump T47.
3. Simran Sharma dazzled with gold in the women’s 100m T12 sprint, while Shailesh Kumar set an Asian record in high jump T63.
4. India celebrated double podium finishes in javelin F44 and F46 events.
5. On the penultimate day, Ekta Bhyan, Praveen Kumar, and Soman Rana added silver and bronze medals to the tally.
6. With one day remaining, India eyes the 20-medal mark.

Sources: News18, Sportstar, Firstpost, Khel Now.