World Record for Yarovyi And Golden Win For Dieng Lighted Up New Delhi 2025

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The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi beamed with excitement on Day 5 of the IndianOil 2025 World Para Athletics Championships as the newly added event, Men’s 800m track event, and the Men’s Shot Put made their way.

Men’s F20 Shot Put – World Record for Yarovyi

It was an all-Ukrainian showdown in the Men’s F20 Shot Put, as Oleksandr Yarovyi stole the spotlight with a new World Record of 17.73m.

Paralympic champion and world record holder Maksym Koval had set the early pace with 17.28m, before improving to 17.52m — his season’s best. But it was Yarovyi who raised the bar, first overtaking with 17.36m and then sealing gold with his record-breaking throw of 17.73m.

Mohd Ziyad Zolkefli (MAS) claimed bronze with 17.26m and expressed his pride in representing Malaysia:

“I thank God that I won this medal. I put in a lot of effort to reach this result. I’m not fully satisfied, but this competition is important. This medal is for Malaysia, my family, my coach, and my fellow athletes who have supported me throughout.”

The event underlined Ukraine’s dominance in the field, with Yarovyi’s world record performance standing out as one of the highlights of the championship.

Golden run for Dieng in newly added T20 Men’s 800m

The Men’s 800m T20 made its debut this year at the World Para Athletics Championships, and it was Italy’s Ndiaga Dieng who claimed the inaugural world title with a time of 1:53.91.

Ndiega Dieng at Virtus Global Games 2023, Vichy, France. Photo Credit: Kellerman Lens

The Virtus Global Games 2023 double champion (800m and 1500m) and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic bronze medalist ran a tactically brilliant race, surprising many by holding back in the early stages. Speaking to Virtus after his victory, Dieng explained:

“This was always the race I wanted to run at the World Para Athletics Championships — a tactical race. In the past, I went out too fast and lost the lead in the final stretch. This time, I stayed with the group and saved my energy for the last 100m. My goal was gold, and I achieved it.”

Mahutan Meshal (KSA) pushed hard to finish second in 1:54.26, while Mehmet Emin Egilmez (TUR) secured the bronze. The final lineup also featured Maksim Angelov (NPA), Soomyeong Cha (KOR), Arampatzis Gavriil (GRE), Abdulmajeed Ghafiry (KSA), and Daniel Milone (AUS).

Full results can be accessed from here.