NEW DELHI: A gold and bronze finish at the Stade de France stadium capped India's remarkable campaign in the track and field events at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday evening. There was the opportunity to sign off with one final flourish, and javelin thrower Navdeep Singh and sprinter Simran Sharma did just that.
Navdeep had claimed the silver medal with a personal best throw of 47.32 metres in the men's javelin throw F41 final when the competition got over. However, in a dramatic turn of events, his silver was upgraded to gold as Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified after the final. The Iranian was disqualified for unsporting and improper conduct.