Nagoya, Oct 20 India’s Pradeep Kumar claimed his second successive silver medal, while Ayush Verma fetched a bronze in the Asian Para Games’ men’s javelin throw F53/54 event here on Tuesday.
Pradeep (F54) produced a personal best throw of 27.45m to finish second.
Ayush (F53) ensured a double podium for India by clinching the bronze after logging Raza points despite a comparatively shorter throw of 17.88m.
The 35-year-old finished ahead of Thailand’s Sahar-dam Yaena (F54), who threw 23.31m, owing to the higher degree of his disability that fetched him more Raza points.
Raza points is a method by which performances are converted to scores taking into account the degree of disability when a competition clubs different classifications into one event.
Iran’s Erfan Bandori successfully defended his gold with a Games record throw of 30.24m.
F53 athletes typically have full function of their arms and hands, but lack abdominal muscles and lower spinal muscle activity, leading to no sitting balance.
F54 athletes have full upper muscle power in the arms and partial-to-full trunk muscle power, though movement in the mid-trunk and legs is still affected to a high degree.
(PTI News)
