Devender Kumar Leads Indian Sweep in Para Discus Throw

One throwing circle at the Asian Para Games 2026 produced three Indian medals on 20 October 2026. In the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event, Devender Kumar took the gold, Rakesh the silver and Pradeep Kumar the bronze, which means every medal on offer in that event went to an Indian athlete. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all three the same day.

The whole podium in one event

A result of this shape is rare and it is the reason the event is worth remembering by name. Gold, silver and bronze in a single event is the maximum a country can take from one final, and it points to depth rather than to one outstanding individual. The Prime Minister called the gold a moment of great joy and said it marked the way Indian para sport is rising, while he described the silver as an effort that had made the country happy and praised the bronze medallist for pushing against his own limits.

Each medal and what came with it

The gold came from a throw the Prime Minister described as excellent. The silver followed from what he called a wonderful throw by Rakesh. The bronze carried an extra line in the record: Pradeep Kumar produced a Personal Best in the final, so his medal and his career-best mark arrived in the same competition. A Personal Best is an athlete’s own best mark and is not the same as a Games Record or an Asian Record, a difference examiners use to build options.

Reading the long class code

The event name carries four codes at once. In throwing events, classes with comparable function are sometimes combined so that a field is large enough to be competitive, and the medal is then awarded across the combined group. That is why the event is written as Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 rather than with a single code, and the full string is part of the answer.

The medals at a glance

For the exam

Learn the three names in podium order with the event attached: Devender Kumar gold, Rakesh silver, Pradeep Kumar bronze, Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64, 20 October 2026. The memorable fact is that all three medals in the event were Indian. Options will reorder the names or move a medal to a different throwing event.