India reached a significant milestone at the
Competing at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Sandeep dominated the men's 400m T64 final. He crossed the finish line in a blistering 52.28 seconds, setting a new world record. His performance left the rest of the field behind, finishing 0.85 seconds ahead of Saudi Arabia's Nour Alsana, who recorded a season's best of 53.13 seconds. The podium was completed by fellow Indian athlete Ajay Kumar, who claimed bronze with a Games Record time of 53.61 seconds.
Record-Breaking Success in Field Events
The momentum continued in the javelin throw F37/38 final, where Haney produced a commanding display to secure the top spot on the podium. His winning throw of 60.49m set a new world record and earned him 1116 Raza points. Because the F37 and F38 classes are combined in this event, athletes are ranked based on the Raza points system. Iran's Hormoz Seidikazpounji took the silver medal with a personal best of 50.68m, while China's Yu Chengjie secured bronze with an Asian record throw of 53.66m.
The day also saw strong performances from other Indian athletes. Nimisha Chakkungalparambil earned a silver medal in the women's long jump T47, recording a best leap of 5.37m. The event was won by Sri Lanka's Dhananjana Wickramasinghe, who set a Games Record of 5.52m, while China's Chen Jin took home the bronze. In the men's 1500m T46, Parmod Bijarnia added another silver to India's tally, clocking 4:09.65. He finished behind Sri Lanka's Puwakpitikande P. Wahumpurage, who set a new Games Record of 4:03.25, with the Philippines' King James Reyes rounding out the top three.
Mixed Results in Technical Disciplines
While the track and field events provided significant success, other Indian competitors faced tough challenges. In the men's discus throw F11 final, Praveen Sharma finished in fourth place with a best effort of 30.64m, as the Iranian team swept the podium. Similarly, Amisha Rawat narrowly missed out on a medal in the women's shot put F46, finishing fourth with a throw of 11.16m.
The classification system at the Games ensures fair competition across different levels of impairment. In the 400m event, athletes from the T44 and T64 lower-limb classifications often compete together. Meanwhile, the T47 and T46 categories for the long jump and 1500m respectively cater to athletes with varying degrees of upper-limb impairments, ranging from limb deficiencies to reduced muscle power.
