Navdeep Singh Men's Javelin Throw F41 Final Highlights: Indian Wins Gold After Disqualification Of Iranian Athlete; How The Tables Turned - Know

That’s all for today’s javelin throw event. India won gold in a dramatic turn of events, while protests and an ongoing appeal from Iran continue. We’ll be back tomorrow with more live coverage. Until then, good night.

 initial winner Iran's Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for repeatedly displaying an objectionable flag following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.

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The International Paralympic Committee's rules prohibit political gestures at the event, and Sayah was disqualified from the final results for unsporting behavior.

Beit Sayah won gold with a Paralympic Record throw of 47.64m, while Navdeep Singh initially finished second with 47.32m. However, the Iranian athlete was later disqualified for violating rule 8.1 of the International Paralympic Committee’s code of conduct, which addresses “unsporting or improper conduct.”

As a result, Navdeep has been awarded the gold medal. India has now secured 29 medals at the ongoing edition, including seven gold, nine silver, and 13 bronze.

Iranian athlete Sadegh Beit Sayah has been disqualified, leading to an upgrade of the silver medal to gold. As a result, Navdeep Singh is now the gold medalist with a personal best of 47.32m, marking the first-ever gold medal in the Men’s Javelin F41 category.

Navdeep Singh makes history with a silver medal and a personal best of 47.32m, marking the first-ever medal in the Men’s Javelin F41 category.

Singh, who came fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, set a new personal best with a throw of 47.32m today in the men’s javelin F41 category, beating his previous best of 44.29m. His throw initially set a new Paralympic record, but Iranian Sadegh Beit Sayah took the gold with an impressive 47.64m, reclaiming the record.

Navdeep’s final attempt results in a foul, but he secures second place and gets silver with a personal best of 47.32m.

The Indian athlete moves to second with 46.05m throw, while Sadegh takes back the lead with a massive 47.64m throw, setting a new Paralympic record.

Navdeep fouls on his fourth throw but still holds the top spot after the fourth round. Just two more throws to go. Keep cheering.

And he claims the top spot with an incredible third throw of 47.32m, surpassing his previous mark and matching the Paralympic record of 47.13m. What a throw. Loud Cheers Everywhere

And our champion is back and just set a new personal best with a throw of 46.39m, placing him in second! Let’s keep the cheers coming. Go India

Opps, Navdeep deliberately fouled on his first throw, perhaps dissatisfied with the distance. He didn't control the momentum and fell over the line. stop the momentum and fell over the line.This is just the beginning.

Get ready for the final. All the athletes are here, warming up, and ready to show us what they got. The commentators are introducing each one, building up the hype. It's about to get real exciting.

10:30 PM IST – Para Athletics: Men’s Javelin F40, F41 (Final) – Navdeep Singh.

Navdeep Singh, an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower born on November 11, 2000, is one of the medal prospects in this edition of the Paralympics. He finished fourth in the men's javelin throw F41 category at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, which qualified him to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, marking his second Olympic appearance.