Long jumper Someswara Rao Ramudri and javelin thrower Mohit bagged Gold medals in their individual events at the Dubai 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix yesterday. Overall, the Indian contingent won six medals on the day and set two Asian records.

Ramudri came out with his personal best to take the long jump men's T64 gold medal, in the combined T43/44/63/64 final.

In the men's javelin final F44/46/63/64, Mohit achieved an impressive 54.71-metre distance in his very first throw which was enough to take the gold medal. Paralympian Dharambir claimed his second silver medal in the Championships, this time in men's wheelchair discus final F51 where he attained a distance of 10.93 metre for the silver.

Algeria's Mohamed Berrahal took the gold, as Dharambir's fellow thrower Ajitkumar Amrutla Panchal claimed the bronze in the F52 category.

In women's track events, Jayanti Behera claimed the silver medal in 200 metre women final T46/47. Ishwari Nishad also took second place in 400 metre women's final T11.