{
  "id": 15838588,
  "title": "Asian Para Games 2026: India's Ayush Verma Clinches Men's Shot Put F53 Gold With 8.16m Throw, Secures Second Medal | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/asian-para-games-2026-indias-ayush-verma-clinches-mens-shot-put-f53",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:29:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/asian-para-games-2026-indias-ayush-verma-clinches-mens-shot-put-f53-gold-with-816m-throw-secures-second-medal-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nagoya, October 21, 2026: Indian athlete Ayush Verma secured gold in the men's shot put F53 event at the Asian Para Games 2026, adding to his tally of two medals. Verma threw the ball 8.16 meters, narrowly beating the second-place finisher, Iran's Alireza Hemami, by 7 centimeters. Kazakhstan's Makhambet Serikkaliyev rounded out the podium with a third-place finish, tossing the shot 6.81 meters. Verma had previously won a bronze in the men's javelin throw F53/F54 event on Tuesday. The F53 classification is for athletes with significant trunk and leg movement impairments and a low grip strength in their hands, requiring them to compete in a seated position.",
  "summary": "Nagoya: India's Ayush Verma won gold in the men's shot put F53 event, adding a second medal to his tally at the Asian Para Games here on Wednesday. GOLD FOR BHARAT! Heartiest congratulations to Ayush Verma on clinching Gold in the Men’s Shot Put F53 Final at the Asian Para Games 2026 with an impressive throw of 8.16m! #Cheer4Bharat #AsianParaGames2026 pic.twitter.com/uVK4N6H68f — Dr Mansukh…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/thai-wheelchair-racers-win-gold-with-world-and-asian-para-games",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:15:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
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        "published": "2026-10-21T02:35:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}