Tokyo Paralympics: Results of males’s discus throw finals beneath evaluate, victory ceremony postponed to tomorrow

Vinod Kumar fetched a bronze within the Discus Throw T52 occasion on Sunday on the Tokyo Paralympics. However, the choice was placed on maintain following a protest over his incapacity classification. India’s para-athlete Vinod Kumar’s discus throw bronze on maintain at Tokyo Paralympics. (Twitter Photo)HIGHLIGHTSResults of Men’s Discus Throw F52 finals beneath evaluate, victory ceremony postponed to tomorrowDiscus thrower Vinod Kumar had clinched a bronze medal in males’s F52 occasionDiscus thrower Vinod Kumar’s bronze has additionally been placed on maintainThe outcomes of the Men’s Discus Throw F52 finals are beneath evaluate resulting from classification statement within the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and the victory ceremony has been postponed to Monday.

This signifies that discus thrower Vinod Kumar’s bronze has additionally been placed on maintain after a protest over his incapacity classification. Vinod’s classification in F52, which is for athletes with impaired muscle energy, restricted vary of motion, limb deficiency or leg size distinction, was carried out on August 22 by the organisers.Vinod, whose father fought within the 1971 Indo-Pak conflict, produced a greatest throw of 19.91m to complete third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia.It was not clear on what grounds the classification has been challenged.“Results of this event are currently under review due to classification observation in competition. The Victory Ceremony has been postponed to the evening session of 30th August,” learn a press release from the Games organisers.India’s Chef de Mission Gursharan Singh advised PTI that Vinod’s medal stands for now.“There was a protest from one country or may be more than one, we don’t know as it can’t be revealed, that there could be issues on the classification done on Vinod before the start of Paralympics,” he mentioned.Click right here for IndiaAs we speak.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.