New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Georgian para athlete Denis Gnezdilov strode the Shot Put circle like a colossus, gunning down the men's F40 World Record twice, in the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 Para World Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday. Each of his five throws after the opening 10.66m effort was good enough for him to get the gold.
The Rustavi-born 38-year-old was in a league of his own, the 11.85m on his third attempt enabling him to break Paralympic gold medalist Miguel Monteiro's World Record and the 11.92m on the last throw raise the bar higher. The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medal winner claimed his third World Championship crown to firmly establish his place in the sport's history.
Miguel Monteiro (Port...