Nagoya, October 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Indian para-athlete Haney won bronze in the men’s discus throw F37 event with a personal-best effort of 57.04 metres at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.
Supported by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), Haney secured a podium finish on the sixth day of the competition. He is scheduled to compete next in the men’s javelin throw F37/F38 event on Thursday.
Haney opened the final with a throw of 52.80 metres before fouling on his second attempt. He registered 49.57 metres on his third attempt and 52.07 metres on his fourth, before producing his personal best of 57.04 metres to secure bronze.
Uzbekistan’s Kudratillokhon Marugkhujaev won gold with a Games-record throw of 57.39 metres, while Pakistan’s Haidar Ali claimed silver with a personal-best effort of 57.20 metres.
Haney’s performance was 12.91 metres better than the 44.13 metres recorded by Rishi Raj, who finished seventh in the event at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
India added several more medals in para athletics on Wednesday. Sukhchain won bronze in the men’s javelin throw F55 with a personal-best throw of 29.94 metres. China’s Feifei Zhou took gold with a world-record effort of 37.63 metres, while Iran’s Zafar Zaker won silver with a personal best of 36 metres.
Manjeet Vyas secured silver in the men’s javelin throw F12/13 with a personal-best effort of 61.03 metres. India also recorded a double podium finish in the men’s javelin throw F53, with Pradeep Kumar winning silver at 27.45 metres and Ayush Verma taking bronze at 17.88 metres. Both athletes registered personal bests.
Earlier, Pranav Desai won bronze in the men’s 100m T64, clocking 11.96 seconds. He improved on his fourth-place finish at the 2022 edition, where he recorded 11.91 seconds.
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