Dharambir smashes Asian record for gold, Pranav takes silver in Paralympic

Dharambir shattered the Asian record to win the gold medal while compatriot Pranav Soorma clinched the silver as Indian club throwers dominated the men's F51 event at the Paralympics here.

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After four fouled attempts, the 35-year-old world championships bronze medallist from Sonepat, Dharambir hurled the club to a distance of 34.92m in his fifth attempt to claim the top spot on the podium on Wednesday.

Soorma, who injured his spinal chord at 16 when a cement sheet fell on his head, then produced a throw of 34.59m in his first attempt but fray, 2017 world championthe 29-year-old from Farid- ship silver medallist, trailabad couldn't better and get blazing Indian para-athlete past Dharambir as India com- and Dharmbir's menton Amit pleted a one-two.