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Paris Paralympics 2024: Shot putter Ravi Rongali (X)
Ravi Rongali finished fifth with a personal best performance of 10.63m in the men’s shot put F40 final at the Paris Paralympics.
India’s Ravi Rongali finished a creditable fifth in the men’s F40 shot put final on the third day of athletics competitions at the Paris Paralympics on Sunday.
Rongali, who had won a silver in the Asian Para Games last year in China, produced a personal best of 10.63m but that was enough for a fifth-place finish in a top-class field.
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World record holder Miguel Montero of Portugal won the gold with a throw of 11.21m while Mongolia’s Battulga Tsegmid (11.09m) took the bronze.
Reigning Asian Para Games champion Garrah Tnaiash of Iraq took the bronze with a throw of 11.03m while Russian Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist and reigning world para athletics champion Denis Gnezdilov, who was competing as Neutral Paralympic Athlete, was fourth with 10.80m.
F40 class is for para athletes with short stature.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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