India's Navdeep Singh clinched gold in the men's javelin throw F41 at the Paris Paralympics after Iran’s Sadegh Beit Sayah was disqualified for repeatedly displaying an objectionable flag.
Navdeep, a 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, initially secured silver with a personal best throw of 47.32m, upstaging China's world record holder Sun Pengxiang. However, his medal was upgraded to gold after Sayah’s disqualification. This marks India's first-ever gold in the men's javelin F41 category. Pengxiang took silver with a throw of 44.72m, while Iraq's Nukhailawi Wildan won bronze with 40.46m.
Sayah, who had set a new Paralympic record of 47.64m, was disqualified for violating International Paralympic Committee rules that prohibit political gestures, resulting in his removal from the final standings.
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