Dubai, March 23 (Agency) Sprinter Pranav Prashant Desai clinched the gold medal in men’s 200m T64 final on the second day of Dubai 2022 World Para Athletics Grand Prix – 13th Fazza International Para Athletics Championships here. Desai clocked 24.42 sec in the final on Tuesday to claim the top podium finish. It was the only medal for India on the day as throwers faltered at the Dubai Club for People of Determination grounds. Denpoom Kotcharang of Thailand finished second with a timing of 25.78 seconds and , Kenneth Jenssen of Norway bagged a bronze medal, clocking 27.08 seconds.
“I came here with the gold in my mind and I am happy to lead the race from start to finish. It’s nice to be back here. I have been working on my endurance speed for the past few months. Happy to execute my plans here. My target is to win 100m and 200m gold for India at the Asian Para Games which would pave my way to the Paris 2024 Paralympics,” said the 22-year-old sprinter. The day also witnessed a world record in men’s javelin F40 finals when Iraq’s Naas Ahmed hurled the javelin to a distance of 39.08 metre to take the gold. It was also an Asian record.