Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F41

Men's javelin throw F41
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France, Paris
Date7 September 2024
Competitors6 from 6 nations
Winning Distance47.32m
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Navdeep  India
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sun Pengxiang  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wildan Nukhailawi  Iraq
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The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 7 September 2024.

Classification

The event is open to F40 and F41 athletes who are of short stature. F40 athletes are a maximum of 130cm tall, with a maximum arm length of 59cm. F41 athletes are a maximum of 145cm tall, with a maximum arm length of 66cm.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[2]

F40 Records

World Record  Ahmed Naas (IRQ) 39.08m United Arab Emirates Dubai 22 March 2022
Paralympic Record  Ahmed Naas (IRQ) 37.51m Japan Tokyo 4 September 2021

F41 Records

World Record  Sun Pengxiang (CHN) 48.94m Japan Kobe 25 May 2004
Paralympic Record  Sun Pengxiang (CHN) 47.13m Japan Tokyo 4 September 2021

Results

Final

The final in this classification took place on 7 September 2024:[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Navdeep  India F41 x 46.39 47.32 x 46.05 x 47.32 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sun Pengxiang  China F41 41.75 x 44.56 43.88 44.72 41.98 44.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wildan Nukhailawi  Iraq F41 38.62 40.46 39.85 x 37.77 38.97 40.46
4 Kah Michel Ye  Ivory Coast F55 32.88 32.96 30.39 37.42 34.87 37.69 37.69 AR
5 Ever Rene Castro Martinez  Cuba F41 34.34 32.42 32.88 30.73 30.45 32.29 34.34
DQ Sadegh Beit Sayah  Iran F41 — — — — — — DQ R8.1

Notes: Sadegh Beit Sayah initially placed first, but was disqualified under Rule 8.1 (Unsporting or improper conduct). An appeal by the Iranian delegation was dismissed the following day. Iranian authorities confirmed that Sayah had displayed a religious flag during the competition, which is against World Para Athletics regulations.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "CLASSIFICATION IN PARA ATHLETICSd" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Results Men's javelin throw - F41 Final Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Official Communication 80" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "World Para Athletics Uniform and Equipment Advertising Regulations-2.4.2 Political/Religious Advertising" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Iran's Beit Sayah's Paralympics gold stripped over religious flag". Retrieved 8 September 2024.