Soman Rana in action during the men’s shot put a F57 class event at the 23rd National Para-Athletics Championship in Chennai on Wednesday. , Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Soman Rana of Bihar won gold in men’s shot and made a surprise in the F57 section, in which the Paris Paralympic bronze medalist Hoca Sema, who finished second in the National Para Athletics Championship at Nehru Stadium here, was kept in shade.
Rana brought 4 kg of iron ball to a distance of 14.42 meters, while the Hokata of Services could come with just 13.53 meters.
“We (Hokata and I) train together in the Paralympic node in Pune. We are very good friends who help each other. It feels happy to win gold, “Rana said, who finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics and fifth in Paris.
Hokata said that he is very happy for his friend Rana, but said that the stage was not of good quality. “It was a football ground. The stage was not good, it goes on when you throw and when we throw with full power, we lose our balance, ”said Hocata.
Telangana’s Deepthi Jeevanji, Paris Paralympic bronze medalist, gold medalist at the 2024 World Championship and 2022 Hangzo Asian Games raced a comfortable winner to emerge a comfortable winner in the 400m T20 category of women in the time of 57.85s.
Results (only winners):Male: Shot put: f53: Sumit (every) 6.89 m; F55: Muthuraja Kariyalan (TN) 10.67 m; javelin throw: F53: Sumit (every) 17.15 m; Shot put:F57: Soman Rana (BHR) 14.42 m; Long jump: T37: Ramsungi Thakor (Guj) 5.15 m.
Women: 400 meters: T13: Geeta Maho (Dell) 1: 11.89s; T37: Harshita Tater (Tax) 1: 36.09; T20: Deepthi Jeevangji (TS) 57.85S; Discus: F37: Priyanka (Raj) 20.63 m; F40: Akutai Sitaram Village (MAH) 15.63; F57: Suman Bala (every) 19.76 m; Shot put: f40: Akutai Sitaram Village (MAH) 5.85 m.
Published – February 19, 2025 08:24 pm IST
