Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 20 -- India's Hokato Hotozhe clinched the bronze medal in the men's shot put F56/F57 final with a best throw of 14.65m, earning 999 Raza points at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday.

Iran's Yasin Khosravi won gold with a Games-record effort of 15.25m, while Saudi Arabia's Haidr Salamh secured silver with 14.97m. India's Soman Rana finished fourth with a throw of 13.80m.

Hotozhe improved on his fourth-place finish in 2022 to clinch bronze in the men's shot put F56/F57 event with a throw of 14.65m, improving his previous best by 1.17m.

Meanwhile, India's Soman Rana finished fourth with 942 points, after winning bronze in the 2022 edition with a throw of 14.42m.

Earlier, India's para-athletics star...