World Para Athletics Championships 2025: Yogesh Kathuniya wins silver in men’s discus F56 event
Indian para athlete Yogesh Kathuniya secured the silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 event at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Monday.
He managed to throw a distance of 42.49m in his second attempt, second only to Brazil’s Claudiney Batista, who threw 45.67m in his third throw to take the gold.
Greece’s Konstantinos Tzounis finished third with a distance of 39.97m.
This is Yogesh’s third consecutive silver medal in the competition, winning it in the 2023 and 2024 editions in France and Japan, respectively.
Published on Sep 30, 2025