Dharambir Nain Wins Gold Medal, Pranav Soorma Clinches Silver as India Attain Double Podium Finish in Men's Club Throw F51 Event at Paris Paralympics 2024

India's success run at the track and field events continue as this time they secure double podium finish in the Paris Paralympics 2024 men's club throw event. Dharambir Nain won the gold medal extending India's gold medal tally to five while Pranav Soorma secured the silver medal. Dharamvir's best throw was 34.93 M, an area record while Pranav's best throw was 34.59 M. They took the lead early and held on to it till the end securing two more medals for India. Amit Saroha had a rather bad outing and he finished in the last position. This is India's first gold silver double in the Para-Athletics at Paralympics. This is also the first gold medal in Club throw event for India. Harvinder Singh Wins India's First Para-Archery Gold Medal in Paralympics; Defeats Poland's Lukasz Ciszek in Men's Individual Recurve Open Final at Paris Paralympics 2024.

Dharambir Nain Wins Gold Medal, Pranav Soorma Clinches Silver 

HISTORY SCRIPTED AS INDIA WINS GOLD 🥇 & SILVER 🥈 IN CLUB THROW

Worlds 🥉 Dharambir threw an Area Record 34.92m to win GOLD 🥇 in F51 Club Throw.

Asian 🥇 Pranav Soorma won SILVER 🥈 with 34.59m.

1ST EVER 🥇🥈 FOR 🇮🇳 IN ATHLETICS AT #Paralympics

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