Navdeep Singh claims silver in men's javelin throw F41 at Paralympics
Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh claimed the silver medal with a personal best effort of 47.32 metres in a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana came up with 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.
With a remarkable throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Iran's Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.
Navdeep's silver brought India's medal tally at the Paralympics to 29, including six gold, 10 silver, and 13 bronze, solidifying the country's position in the quadrennial extravaganza.
The incredible Navdeep has won a Silver in the Men’s Javelin F41 at the #Paralympics2024! His success is a reflection of his outstanding spirit. Congrats to him. India is delighted. #Cheer4Bharat pic.twitter.com/NfziEdoCbQ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 7, 2024
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Hyderabad airport receives three bomb threats for incoming flights
Hyderabad (PTI): Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has received three bomb threats to flights coming from different cities, including two international, sources said.
The airport received emails on late Sunday night targeting British Airways' (BA 277) from Heathrow, Lufthansa’s (LH 752) from Frankfurt and IndiGo's 6E 7178 from Kannur.
Airport sources said all the flights landed safely. The two international flights landed here during the early hours of Monday.
"Standard safety protocols were initiated for all three aircraft," sources said.
Standard safety protocols include isolation of the aircraft, screening of baggage and passengers, keeping fire engines ready and pressing sniffer dogs into services, among others, sources added.
Last week, the RGIA received bomb threat emails for the Dubai-Hyderabad Emirates flight and IndiGo's Madina–Hyderabad and Sharjah-Hyderabad flights separately.
Madina–Hyderabad was diverted to Ahmedabad airport.
