Para Athletics Trials Conclude in Bengaluru as India Finalizes New Delhi 2025 Team
Veteran Paralympic champions reaffirmed their dominance as emerging state athletes secured spots for India’s squad at the home World Para Athletics Championships.
Overview
- The two-day championship in Bengaluru served as the final selection trial for India’s contingent to the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, with all medal events now complete.
- Sumit Antil and Navdeep Singh reclaimed javelin gold with throws of 72.25 m (F12 & F64) and 42.63 m (F40 & F41), respectively.
- Uttar Pradesh’s Preeti Pal won the women’s 100 m (T35/T37/T42) in 15.00 seconds while Telangana’s Deepthi Jeevanji topped the women’s 400 m (T11–T20) in 56.70 seconds.
- The Services Sports Control Board executed a clean sweep in men’s shot put (F56 & F57), led by Hokato Sema’s winning mark of 14.88 m.
- Rajasthan’s Sundar Singh Gujjar and Uttar Pradesh’s Pradeep Kumar added depth to the squad with golds in javelin F46 and F33 classifications, respectively.