India record best-ever medal haul at World Para Athletics Championships, wins 9 medal
- India has won 9 medals at the World Para Athletics Championship held in Dubai finishing in the 24th position. This is the best medal-winning haul by India.
- Out of these 9 medals, India won two gold, two silver and five bronze, securing 13 qualifying spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
- Until this edition, London 2017 had been India’s best ever show where the para athletes finished with five medals (one gold) in the joint 34th place.
- China topped the medals tally with 59 medals including 25 gold.
- Asian Para Games 2018 champion javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary stood out among the Indian performers by setting a new world record (F44) on the way to clinching the gold with a personal best 65.80m in men’s javelin F64 category