Pranav Soorma won gold in the men's club throw F51 event at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, October 23, PTI reported in a newsalert carried by Dailyworld, and NDTV reported that Soorma set a new Asian Para Games record on his way to the title.

Source: PTI via Dailyworld — India's Pranav Soorma wins gold medal in men's club throw F51 event at Asian Para Games (Oct 23, 2026, 5:53 pm IST); NDTV notification, Oct 23, 2026, 12:16 UTC

The Games results table lists Soorma first with 32.87 metres, marked as a Games record. Dharambir Nain took bronze for India with 27.71 metres, and Amit Kumar Saroha finished fourth with 27.26 metres, giving India two of the top four places in the final.

Source: India at the 2026 Asian Para Games — athletics results table (accessed Oct 23, 2026)

32.87 mPranav Soorma — gold, men's club throw F51, Games record
27.71 mDharambir Nain — bronze, men's club throw F51
27.26 mAmit Kumar Saroha — fourth place
2Soorma's gold medals at these Games — discus F51-53 and club throw F51

A second gold for Soorma

The club throw title is Soorma's second gold of the Aichi-Nagoya Games. On October 20 he won the men's discus throw F51-53 with 11.66 metres, an Asian record and Games record, ahead of teammate Ram Ratan Singh's silver. The results table lists him among India's multiple medallists with two golds.

India finished October 23 with 114 medals at the Games — 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze — ranked fourth, with 25 medals won on Friday alone, the final day of competition falling on October 24.

What is solid

  • PTI reported on October 23 that Pranav Soorma won the men's club throw F51 gold at the Asian Para Games
  • The Games results table lists Soorma first with 32.87m (Games record), Dharambir Nain third with 27.71m and Amit Kumar Saroha fourth with 27.26m
  • Soorma also won the men's discus F51-53 gold on October 20 with an 11.66m Asian record throw

What is only claimed

  • NDTV described Soorma's club throw mark as a new Asian Para Games record; the results table marks 32.87m specifically as a Games record (GR)