Summary
His friend Ram Ratan Singh also threw well and earned silver 🥈.
They both compete in a special group for athletes who move differently.
Even though another player threw farther, the scoring system gave Pranav the top spot.
Key Points
4 points1
Gold medal for Pranav with a throw of 11.66 meters.
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Silver medal for Ram with a throw of 10.35 meters.
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New Asian record set by Pranav.
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Scoring system adjusts for different abilities.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsdiscus throw
a sport where you spin and throw a heavy round disc
para
short for athletes with disabilities, meaning they compete in special games
classification
a way to group athletes based on how their bodies work
impairment
a limitation in how a part of the body moves
record
the best performance ever recorded
point system
a method that changes scores so athletes with different abilities can be compared fairly
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