Asian Para Games: Dharmaraj Solairaj Secures Gold In Men's Long Jump-T64 Event
Indian athlete Dharmaraj Solairaj bagged a gold medal for the country in the Men's Long Jump-T64 at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Hangzhou on Friday. Solairaj scored 6.80 points in the final event to clinch the top place on the podium. Sri Lanka's Maththaka Gamage secured the silver medal with 6.68 points. Meanwhile, Japan's Matayoshi Koto had to settle for the bronze medal with 6.35 points. In his fourth attempt, Solairaj scored 6.36 points. However in his last and sixth attempt the Indian athlete made 6.80 points to clinch the gold medal. Maththaka's second attempt was his best and put 6.68 points on the scoreboard.
