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Asian Para Games 2026: Shailesh leads high jump sweep; Anjanaben, Gavit (both 400m), Dharmaraj (long jump) win too
Updated On: 23 October, 2026 09:58 AM IST | Aichi-Nagoya | PTI
In the men's long jump event, Dharmaraj opened with a 6.88m jump before leaping to a record-breaking 7.15m in his second attempt to clinch gold
Gold medallist Shailesh Kumar (right), silver medallist Varun Bhati (centre), and bronze-winner Rahul in Nagoya on Thursday. Pics/PCI
Indian track-and-field para-athletes snared four more gold medals on Thursday, with Shailesh Kumar leading the country’s sweep of the men’s high jump T63 competition, and sprinters Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Dilip Mahadu Gavit finishing on top in their respective 400m T47 events at the Asian Para Games here.
Defending champion Dharmaraj Solairaj smashed the Asian record with a jump of 7.15m to claim the gold in the men’s T44/T62/T64 combined long jump.
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