Pranav Soorma Wins Discus Gold With New Asian Record

Pranav Soorma gave India its most decorated throw of 20 October 2026, winning the Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 gold at the Asian Para Games 2026 with a throw that set a new Asian Record. India filled the second step of the same podium as well, because Ram Ratan Singh took the silver in the event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both throwers the same day.

A gold and a continental record together

The gold is the headline but the record is what lifts the result. An Asian Record is the best mark achieved anywhere in the continent in that class, so it outranks a Games Record, which is limited to performances at the Asian Para Games themselves. Setting one while winning a title means the athlete did not merely beat the field in front of him but went past every Asian throw in the class on record. The Prime Minister called it a historic accomplishment and said the athlete’s strength, determination and competitive spirit were an inspiration.

Two Indians on one podium

Ram Ratan Singh’s silver came from what the Prime Minister described as a commendable throw, and he said India had another reason to rejoice in para athletics. Two medals from one final in the same class group is the sort of result that shows a settled group of throwers rather than a single star, and it is also the sort of detail a question turns on: the gold and the silver in this event are both Indian, and the names belong in that order.

Reading the class group

The event is written with three codes because classes with comparable function are grouped so that the field is competitive, and the medal is awarded across the combined group. The correct description of the medal is therefore a Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 gold, not simply a men’s discus gold, and swapping that code string is the easiest way for a paper setter to make a wrong option look right.

The medals at a glance

For the exam

Three things travel together: Pranav Soorma, the Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 gold, and the new Asian Record. Add Ram Ratan Singh’s silver in the same event. The trap is the kind of record: this one is an Asian Record, not a Games Record and not a world record.