YOGESH WINS SILVER IN DISCUSS; SAUDI SPRINTER SETS NEW WORLD RECORD

Saudi Arabia’s Naif Almasrahi stunned the crowd with a new World Record in the men’s 100m T44 final at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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Almasrahi clocked an impressive 10.94 seconds on a morning when F56 Discus Thrower Yogesh Kathuniya added a silver to India’s kitty.

David Dzhatiev (Neutral Para Athlete) in the men's 200m T35, Davd Jose Pineda Mejia (Spain) in the men’s 400m T20 and Tunisia’s Yassine Gharbi in the men’s 400m TS4 accounted for the other three other Championships Records set on Tuesday morning, but the goodly home crowd reveled in cheering Indian F56 Discus Thower Yogesh Kathuniya on each of his throws.

Yogesh Kathuniya, gunning for his maiden gold at the global level, had to settle for silver after each of Brazilian ace Claudiney Batista’s six throws were better than the Indian's best effort of 42.49. The 28-year-old Kathuniya picked up his third successive silver medal in the World Championships, in addition to the two silver medals he won in the Paralympic Games.