Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won silver in shot put event in Paralympics 2024, number of medals reached 21

Today on Wednesday, India won another medal. In the men’s shot put event F46, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari of India won the silver medal with a throw of 16.32 meters. Let us tell you that Sachin missed the gold by just 0.06 meters. Greg Stewart of Canada won the gold medal with a throw of 16.38 meters. In this game, India’s Mohammad Yasser and Rohit Kumar finished eighth and ninth.

Sachin won silver in shot put

Let us tell you that in the shot put final of Paralympics 2024, Sachin threw 14.72 meters in the first attempt. In the second attempt, he made his best throw of 16.32 meters. In the third attempt, he threw 16.15 meters, in the fourth 16.31 meters, in the fifth 16.03 meters and in the sixth and last attempt, he threw 15.95. With Sachin’s silver medal win, India has its 21st medal at the Paris Paralympics.

Won gold in the World Para Athletics Championship

Let us tell you that in the year 2023 World Para Athletics Championship, Sachin won the gold medal in the men’s shot put F46 event with a throw of 16.21 meters. Along with this, he also won the gold medal in the 2024 World Para Athletics Championship.

The F46 category is for those athletes in the Paralympics whose one or both hands are mildly affected. It also includes those people who do not have hands and legs. These athletes throw with the power of the hips and legs.