Navdeep finishes third with a throw of 42.55 metres, while compatriot Ravi Rongali secures fifth place

AICHI–NAGOYA, October 23(HS): India’s Navdeep Singh clinched the bronze medal in the men’s javelin throw F40/F41 event in para-athletics at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Friday. Navdeep secured third place in the final with a best throw of 42.55 metres. His compatriot Ravi Rongali finished fifth in the same event with a best effort of 31.64 metres.

Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah won the gold medal with a best throw of 45.78 metres, while Indonesia’s Ansyari claimed silver with a distance of 43.55 metres. Ansyari achieved his personal best with his sixth and final attempt to secure second place.

Navdeep produced his best performance in his second attempt, recording a distance of 42.55 metres. His opening attempt was ruled invalid, while he managed 41.28 metres in his third attempt. He was unable to improve on his best mark in his fourth, fifth and sixth attempts. Nevertheless, his second throw proved sufficient to secure the bronze medal.

## Sadegh Beit Sayah Secures Gold with Consistent Performance

Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah made a strong start to the competition with a throw of 44.94 metres in his opening attempt. His second attempt was invalid, but he strengthened his position in the contest by recording 45.78 metres in his third attempt, which ultimately secured the gold medal. He was unable to surpass that distance in his subsequent attempts, finishing with a best effort of 45.78 metres.

Indonesia’s Ansyari recorded 40.26 metres in his first attempt, followed by 42.72 metres in his second and 41.11 metres in his third. After an invalid fourth attempt, he managed 42.71 metres in his fifth. He then produced his best throw of 43.55 metres in his sixth and final attempt to clinch the silver medal.

## Ravi Rongali Finishes Fifth

India’s Ravi Rongali finished fifth in the F40 category with a best throw of 31.64 metres. He opened with a throw of 31.59 metres, followed by 27.46 metres in his second attempt and 30.82 metres in his third.

Rongali registered his best effort of 31.64 metres in his fourth attempt. His fifth attempt was invalid, while he managed a distance of 28.73 metres in his sixth and final attempt.

Iraq’s Ahmed Nas secured fourth place in the F40 category with a best throw of 35.16 metres, achieved in his fifth attempt.

Navdeep’s bronze medal added to India’s tally at the 2026 Asian Para Games, while Rongali finished fifth in the men’s javelin throw F40/F41 event.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar