Paris Paralympics 2024 Para-Athletics: Navdeep Singh’s silver medal in men’s javelin throw F41 upgraded to gold after Beit Sayahs disqualification
In a surprising twist, |A|
the silver medal won |B|
by India’s Navdeep Singh |C|
in the Paris Paralympics |D|
2024 para-athletics men’s javelin |E|
throw F41 event has |F|
been upgraded to a |G|
gold medal after the |H|
erstwhile gold medalist Sadegh |J|
Beit Sayah of Iran |K|
was disqualified from the |L|
event. Beit Sayah, who had |M|
earlier topped the Paris |O|
Paralympics 2024 para-athletics men’s |P|
javelin throw F41 final |Q|
with a new Paralympic |R|
record throw of 47.64m, |S|
was disqualified for breaching |U|
rule 8.1 of the |V|
International Paralympic Committee’s code |Y|
of conduct, which deals |Z|
with ‘unsporting or improper |A|
conduct’. The veteran Iranian para-athlete |B|
allegedly displayed a political |C|
flag during his medal |D|
celebration, which resulted in |E|
his disqualification. He had |F|
earlier received a yellow |G|
card during the final |H|
for ‘unsportsmanlike behavior’. As a |J|
result, Navdeep, who had |K|
earlier finished second with |L|
a personal-best throw of |M|
47.32m, was moved up |O|
to first place and |P|
awarded the gold medal. China’s |Q|
Sun Pengxiang, the current |R|
world record holder, will |S|
take home the silver |U|
medal with a best |V|
throw of 44.72m, and |Y|
Iraq’s Wildan Nukhailawi clinched |Z|
the bronze medal with |A|
a best throw of |B|
40.46m. The shocking twist means |C|
that India has won |D|
its seventh gold medal |E|
at the ongoing Paris |F|
Paralympics 2024, taking the |G|
country to 16th place |H|
in the overall medal |J|
tally. It will also be |K|
a massive moment for |L|
23-year-old Haryana-native Navdeep Singh, |M|
who won his first |O|
Paralympic gold medal at |P|
the Stade de France |Q|
after finishing fourth in |R|
the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Despite |S|
having won only one |U|
international medal so far |V|
in the 2024 World |Y|
Championships in Kobe, Navdeep |Z|
has shocked everybody by |A|
clinching the top prize |B|
in the Paris Paralympics |C|
2024 para-athletics men’s javelin |D|
throw F41 event on |E|
Saturday.Paris Paralympics 2024 Para-Athletics |F|
Men’s Javelin Throw F41 |G|
Final Full Updated Results
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