Rio Paralympics: Farman Basha Finishes Agonising Fourth in Powerlifting
Farman Basha lifted 140 kg to finish fourth in men's 49kg category in powerlifting at Rio Paralympics on the opening day
Highlights
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Farman Basha lifted 140kg to finish fourth at Rio Paralympics
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Discus thrower Amit Kumar Saroha finished 7th among as many competitors
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Shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma failed to qualify for 10m air rifle final
Indian powerlifter Farman Basha came really close to a medal on the opening day of the Rio Paralympics but missed the bronze by a whisker on Thursday.
Basha, competing in the men's 49kg category, lifted 140 kg in his first attempt but could not lift 150kg and 155kg in the second and third attempts respectively. He finished fourth.
The gold went to Vietnam's Le van Cong who lifted 181 kg in his third attempt. It is also a world record. The silver went to Jordan's Qarada Omar (177kg) and the bronze to Hungary's Tunkel Nandor (155kg).
Amit finishes last in discus throw
Discus thrower Amit Kumar Saroha finished seventh among as many competitors in the men's discus throw F52 final.
Saroha managed a distance of 9.01 in his fourth attempt after squandering the first three attempts.
He again fouled the fifth before ending with 8.7m in his sixth and final attempt.
Latvia's overwhelming favourite Aigars Apinis clinched the gold with his best throw of 20.83 ahead of Poland's Robert Jachimowicz (19.10) and Croatia's Velimir Sandor (18.24).
In shooting, Naresh Kumar Sharma failed to qualify for the final in men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing-SH1.