Nagoya, Oct. 22 -- Indian track-and-field para-athletes snared four more gold medals on Thursday, with Shailesh Kumar leading the country's sweep of the men's high jump T63 competition, and sprinters Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Dilip Mahadu Gavit finishing on top in their respective 400m T47 events at the Asian Para Games here.
Defending champion Dharmaraj Solairaj smashed the Asian record with a jump of 7.15m to claim the gold in the men's T44/T62/T64 combined long jump, securing the fourth gold of the day for India.
Bumbadiya clinched the gold in the women's 400m T47 event with a time of 59.97 seconds and was followed by compatriot Jayanti Behera (1:00.65s) in second place. Thailand's Sasirawan Inthachot took the bronze with 1:02.58s.
"This is just my second international competition and to have won a gold here gives me immense happiness.
All I wanted to do was give my best and I am happy I could do it in this event," Bumbadiya said after the race.
In the men's high jump T63 competition, Shailesh, who won a long jump bronze on Wednesday, led India's domination with a Games record effort of 1.89m.
Former Paralympic bronze-winner Varun Bhati secured the silver with a season's best of 1.84m, while Rahul ended with the bronze after a jump of 1.81m. Later, Gavit, who claimed the top spot in the 100m event on Wednesday, won the men's 400m T47 race by clocking 48.27s. Bhavikkumar Bharwad had initially finished second behind him with a time of 49.31s but was eventually disqualified for a second lane infringement.
The bronze that had gone to Japan's Ishida Kakeru (49.58s) was upgraded to silver.
Uzbekistan's Marufjon Murodulloev (50.03s) got the bronze.
In the men's long jump event, Indian Army Subedar Dharmaraj Solairaj, who competes in the T64 classification, opened with a 6.88m jump before leaping to a record-breaking 7.15m in his second attempt to clinch gold.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.