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Asian Para Games 2026 | It’s like Kohli taking a wicket: Soorma on winning gold in maiden major discus event

“My pet event is club throw, this [discus] is my second event. This time I am participating in both the events, discus throw and club throw,” said Soorma.

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Pranav Soorma after clinching gold in Nagoya on Tuesday. Pics/PCI

Pranav Soorma after clinching gold in Nagoya on Tuesday. Pics/PCI

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Asian-record throw by Pranav Soorma in the men’s F51/52/53 discus event

India’s Pranav Soorma on Tuesday won gold at the Asian Para Games with a continental record in his first major competition in the discus throw and he likened the feat to star batter Virat Kohli taking a wicket in a rare bowling effort.

Soorma clinched gold in the combined F51/52/53 event with an Asian record, while compatriot Ram Ratan Singh won silver in a 1-2 finish for India.

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