World Para Athletics Championships 2025: India's Rinku Hooda wins gold, Sundar Singh Gurjar bags silver in men's javelin throw F46 final

Rinku also set a new championship record with his gold medal throw in the event.

India achieved a double podium finish in the men’s javelin throw F46 final at World Para Athletics Championships 2025, with Rinku Hooda clinching gold while compatriot Sundar Singh Gurjar bagged silver.

The host nation, however, missed out on a clean sweep as compatriot Ajeet Singh ended fourth, with a best effort of 61.77m. Cuba’s Guillermo Varona Gonzalez took bronze in the event, with a season best throw of 63.34m.

Meanwhile, Rinku claimed gold after smashing the championship record with his 66.37m effort in his fourth attempt. The previous record was held by China’s Guo Chunliang at 61.89m which he achieved in the 2015 edition of the World Para Athletics Championships in Doha.

Sundar Singh Gurjar, who holds the World Record at 68.60m, settled for silver medal with a best throw of 64.76m—his season best effort.

Rinku began his campaign with a 63.81m and followed it up with throws of 61.98m and 62.73m, respectively. He registered his gold medal winning throw of 66.37m in his fourth attempt. The Indian athlete threw 61.75m in his fifth attempt and ended with a foul.

Sundar Singh, on the other hand, registered four legal throws and a couple of foul throws in the contest. His first legal attempt was of 61.02 and then got a 64.11m throw to guarantee himself a medal.

The Indian javelin thrower bettered his throw to 64.76m to occupy the second position and finished his campaign with a 62.77m throw.

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Men’s F46 Javelin Throw Final results

A total of 11 athletes took the field on Monday in the men’s F46 Javelin throw final. India had fielded three players, while Japan, Kenya, and Uzbekistan had two players each. One javelin thrower each from Mexico and Cuba also competed in the event.

• Rinku (India) – 66.37m [Competition Record]
• Sundar Singh Gurjar (India) – 64.76m
• Guillermo Varona Gonzalez (Cuba) – 63.34m
• Ajeet Singh (India) – 61.77m
• Eliezer Gabriel (Mexico) – 61.20m
• Shunya Takahashi (Japan) – 60.15m
• Akihiro Yamazaki (Japan) – 59.83m
• Muzrobjon Ganiev (Uzbekistan) – 55.05m [Personal Best]
• Nathan Kemboi (Kenya) – 51.50m
• Robert Kiprotich (Kenya) – 48.79m [Personal Best]
• Elyorbek Elmatov (Uzbekistan) – 47.49m [Personal Best]

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