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Paris Paralympics 2024: Sachin Khilari wins silver in men's shot put F46 event

Published at :September 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Modified at :September 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Sachin Khilari missed the gold medal by just six centimetres.

Sachin Khilari broke the Asian area record to clinch silver medal in men’s shot put F46 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Khilari, who is making his Paralympics debut, finished second, with a best throw of measuring 16.32m. F46 class is reserved for athletes whose upper limbs have been affected by limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement.

Canada’s Greg Stewart won gold with his season best throw of 16.38m. Croatian Luka Bakovic achieved his personal best distance of 16.27m to claim the bronze medal.

This is India’s 21st medal at the global showpiece event, having already crossed their previous best of 19 medals won at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 yesterday. The tally of 11 medals in para-athletics too is already two more than their previous best ever performance (at Tokyo).

Interestingly, there were nine throws above 16m in the final, with the Canadian and Indian achieving four each.

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The athlete from Sangli, Maharashtra started off with 14.72m to stand fifth after the first set of throws were down. He then got his best throw of the day in his second attempt, with the distance of 16.32m not only propelling him to top spot, but also breaking the Asian record. However, Stewart achieved his season best on his third attempt, to move to the top spot with a score of 16.34m.

Sachin, 34, managed to cross the 16m barrier in his third attempt too. However, his throw of 16.15m wasn’t enough to push him to top spot. He got a throw of 16.31m on his fourth attempt, heartbreakingly 3cm away from the top spot.

His consistency was truly commendable, as he crossed the 16m mark for the fourth consecutive time, securing a distance of 16.03m. On his last opportunity to go back to the gold medal position, he achieved another big throw, measuring 15.95m.

Khilari’s left hand had been tragically damaged when he suffered a bicycle accident during school. However, he showed tremendous grit to overcome all his problems, including the loss of his mother at an early age and managed to excel in both sports and academics.

A qualified mechanical engineer, he visits various institutions to assist students in their UPSC and MPSC preparations.

Khilari got introduced to para sports in 2015. He won the national games at Jaipur in 2017 and got introduced to coach Satayanarayana, under whose tutelage, the lad made massive improvements.

He won the gold medal at the 2023 Paris and 2024 Kobe World Para Athletics Championships. He also set the meet record at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games last year to clinch gold.

Sachin Khilari’s story, from his childhood days to a podium finish at the Paralympics, testifies that one can make a disability seem like a gift rather than a hindrance, if one wants to.

Results of other Indians

Meanwhile, Mohammed Yasser finished eighth in the charts with a throw of 14.21m. After managing a distance of 13.53m on his first attempt, he achieved a throw of 14.21m on his next attempt. This was enough to keep the 30-year-old at eighth spot after the first three throws and give him three more chances to move up in the rankings.

However, Yasser couldn’t make any further improvement to his score and cause a change in position.

Asian Games bronze medallist Rohit Kumar had a very disappointing day, with his best throw of 14.10m giving him a nineth place finish. After starting off with a foul, he did better on the next two throws.

However, the 32-year-old couldn’t do enough to finish in the top eight and give himself three more throws in the final.

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