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India Closes World Para Athletics With Record 22 Medals, Finishes 10th in New Delhi

Officiating calls, including a re-run and a disqualification, shaped India’s final-day podiums in the host city.

Overview

  • The hosts ended with 22 medals — six gold, nine silver and seven bronze — for a best-ever haul and 10th place overall.
  • Preeti Pal took silver in the women’s 100m T35 after officials ordered a re-run due to a starting-gun glitch, clocking a season-best 14.33 seconds.
  • Simran Sharma finished as a double medallist, upgraded to silver in the 200m T12 after a rival’s disqualification under WPA rule R7.10.4, adding to her 100m T12 gold.
  • Sandeep won bronze in the men’s 200m T44 with a personal best of 23.60 seconds to extend the final-day tally.
  • Navdeep Singh’s 45.46m earned silver in men’s javelin F41 as India’s last medal, with the event noted as removed from the LA28 Paralympic program.