Navdeep Singh registered his personal-best record to clinch a gold medal at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday, September 7. Navdeep recorded a 47.32m throw in the men's javelin throw F41 class event to bring India's 29th medal at the 17th Summer Para Games.
The 23-year-old para-athlete from Panipat (Haryana) started with a foul in his first attempt but made a sensational comeback by registering his career's longest throw of 47.32m in the Paralympics history in his third attempt to seal his first and India's 11th Paralympic medal in javelin events.
However, Sadegh Beit Sayah of Iran finished first to clinch a gold medal with a winning throw of 47.64m but the officials disqualified him after the match for breaking the rules 8.1. Navdeep's silver was upgraded to gold in a big celebration for the Indian fans.
Notably, Navdeep was leading the event in a top position after his second attempt but Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah produced a Paralympic record with a winning throw of 47.64m in his fifth attempt. Navdeep had one chance to retake the top position but he fouled his last attempt to settle for a silver.
It was a heartbreak for the young Indian athlete who fell only 0.32m short of a gold. But he walked away happily after Sadegh Beit Sayah's disqualification at Stade de France.
Men's Javelin Throw - F41 Final Results
- Navdeep Singh (India) - 47.32m
- Sun Pengxiang (China) - 44.56m
- Wildan Nukhailawi (Iraq) - 40.46m
Navdeep's success also boosted India's standing in the medal table to the 15th position (7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze).
India's Gold Medalists at Paris Paralympics 2024
- Avani Lekhara (Shooting) - Women's R2 10m air rifle standing SH1
- Nitesh Kumar (Badminton) - Men's singles SL3
- Sumit Antil (Athletics) - Men's javelin throw F64
- Harvnder Singh (Archery) - Men's individual recurve open
- Dharambir (Athletics) - Men's club throw F51
- Praveen Kumar (Athletics) - Men's high jump T64
- Navdeep Singh (Athletics) - Men's javelin throw F41
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extolled Simran Sharma for claiming bronze in the women’s 200m T12 event and also congratulated Navdeep for his gold medal.
