Pakistan's para-athlete, Haider Ali has won a bronze medal after he hurled a throw of 52.54 metres on his sixth and final attempt on Friday at the Paris 2024 Paralympics in the Men's Discus Throw F37 event.
This was Ali's fourth Paralympic medal which he secured through his best throw of the season.
After managing a throw of 52.28m in his first attempt, the athlete missed his next four throws in a row.
The top position was taken by Uzbekistan’s Tolibboy Yuldashev with a throw of 53.48m on his fourth attempt followed by a throw of 56.03m on his fifth attempt.
To seal his gold medal off, he managed a throw of 57.28m in his sixth attempt at the event.
The silver medal was awarded to Jesse Zesseu of Canada with a 53.24m throw.
As for Ali, he has won numerous medals including a gold at the Tokyo Paralympics, succeeded by a bronze medal in Beijing and Rio and a silver in 2008.
Ali had directly qualified for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris after a throw of 51.23m in the 2022 Asian Para Games in the F37 category.
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