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Rinku Hooda Wins F46 Javelin World Title With Record 66.37m as India Goes 1-2

The 26-year-old converted years of near-misses into a maiden world title with a record throw.

Overview

  • Hooda twice bettered the meet mark, opening at 63.81m before extending the championship record to 66.37m in the fourth round.
  • Sundar Singh Gurjar secured silver with 64.76m; he holds the F46 world record at 68.60m.
  • Guillermo Varona Gonzalez of Cuba won bronze with 63.34m as India's Ajeet Singh Yadav finished fourth at 61.77m.
  • The result lifted India’s championships tally to five medals so far: two golds, two silvers and one bronze.
  • The F46 category features standing throwers with arm impairments, with the final held at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during a meet running through October 5.