Asian Para Games 2026: Pranav Soorma wins second gold in Nagoya with Games record

Asian Para Games 2026: Pranav Soorma wins second gold in Nagoya with Games record left File Image: Pranav Soorma won the men's club throw F51 gold medal at the Asian Para Games on Friday. SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/6n7kab/article71616090.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/57_World_Para_Athletics_02_10_Delhi.jpg SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR NEW DELHI, 02/10/2025:India's Pranav Soorma in action during Men's Club Throw F51 Final at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi on Thursday. October 2, 2025. Photo : SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR / The Hindu

Pranav Soorma registered a Games record of 32.87m to win the men's club throw F51 gold, while compatriot Dharambir secured bronze at the Asian Para Games 2026.

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India's Pranav Soorma clinched his second gold medal at the Asian Para Games 2026, winning the men's club throw F51 final with a Games record of 32.87m in Nagoya on Friday.

The 32-year-old registered 31.66m and 32.11m in his first two attempts before producing his winning effort in the sixth round.

South Korea's Jiwon Jung secured silver with a personal best of 28.40m, while India's Dharambir claimed bronze with 27.71m. Another Indian, Amit Kumar, finished fourth with 27.26m.

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Soorma had earlier won gold in the discus throw F51/F52/F53 event on Tuesday, setting an Asian record of 11.66m.

He had also won the club throw F51 gold at the previous Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with a then Games record of 30.01m.

At the Paris Paralympics in 2024, Soorma secured silver in the same event behind compatriot Dharambir, who won gold with an Asian record of 34.92m.