World Para Athletics Championships 2025: Two more World Records in New Delhi; Heartbreak for India's Haney

New Delhi, October 2: The IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships continued to witness stunning performances as two more World Records were set at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday (October 2).

Iran's Saeid Afrooz in the men's Javelin Throw F34 and Algeria's Safia Djelal in the women's Shot Put F57 etched their names into history with gold medal-winning efforts.

World Para Athletics Championships 2025 Two more World Records in New Delhi Heartbreak for India s Haney

Afrooz extended his own World Record with a throw of 41.52m, bettering the 41.16m he had set in Kobe 2024. Meanwhile, Djelal improved her own global mark with a throw of 11.67m, surpassing the 11.62m she registered last year. These performances took the tally of World Records to 21 at the Championships, alongside 65 new Championships Records.

For India, however, it was a night of heartbreak. Haney, a 19-year-old discus thrower from Rohtak, came agonizingly close to a medal in the men's Discus Throw F37 final. Leading with 51.22m after the opening round, he was dramatically pushed out of the podium in the last round when Japan's Yamato Shimbo hurled a personal best of 54.50m to clinch silver. Mexico's Luis Carlos Lopez won gold with a new Championships Record of 56.59m, while Ukraine's Mykola Zhabnyak settled for bronze at 52.79m. Haney finished fourth.

Elsewhere, China's Jin Hua gave his nation hope with a Championships Record victory in the 1500m T54 final, but Brazil dashed those ambitions by winning two golds in the 400m finals to stay at the top of the medal tally. Bartolomeu da Silva (men's 400m T37, 50.13s) and Maria C A da Silva (women's 400m T47, 56.17s) extended Brazil's lead with record-breaking runs.

At the end of the day, Brazil leads the medal standings with 10 golds, followed by China (8 golds), Poland (7 golds), and India (4 golds, 4 silvers, 1 bronze).

Results on October 2 After Morning Session

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Notes
Men's 400m T37	Bartolomeu da Silva (Brazil) - 50.13s	Anton Feoktisov (NPA) - 50.64s	Yeferzon Suarez C (Colombia) - 51.19s	New Championships Record
Men's 1500m T54	Jin Hua (China) - 2:50.46	Luo Xingchuan (China) - 2:51.28	Nathan Maguire (Great Britain) - 2:51.51	New Championships Record
Men's Long Jump T38	Bartosz Sienkiewicz (Poland) - 6.74m	Juan S Gomez Coa (Colombia) - 6.55m	Zhong Huanghao (China) - 6.53m
Men's Discus Throw F37	Luis Carlos Lopez (Mexico) - 56.59m	Yamato Shimbo (Japan) - 54.50m	Mykola Zhabnyak (Ukraine) - 52.79m	New Championships Record; Haney (India) - 4th (51.22m)
Men's Javelin Throw F34	Saeid Afrooz (Iran) - 41.52m	Diego Meneses Medina (Colombia) - 39.19m	Mauricio Valencia (Colombia) - 37.94m	New World Record
Women's 400m T47	Maria C A da Silva (Brazil) - 56.17s	Anastasia Soloveva (NPA) - 57.63s	Julie Ross (Germany) - 57.78s
Women's Shot Put F46	Karomat Ononova (Uzbekistan) - 13.07m	Holly Robinson (New Zealand) - 12.86m	Katie Pegg (Canada) - 12.76m	Amisha Rawat (India) - 9th (10.11m)
Women's Shot Put F57	Safia Djelal (Algeria) - 11.67m	Nassima Saifi (Algeria) - 10.45m	Tian Yuxin (China) - 10.35m	New World Record; Sharmila (India) - 5th (10.03m)