Suvarna Raj wins discus gold in Nagoya, nine years after starting out
- Suvarna Raj won gold in the women’s F54 discus at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Thursday.
- • Her winning throw of 15.66m came on her fifth attempt, ahead of athletes from Iran and Vietnam.
- The Greater Noida athlete is a wheelchair user who took up para athletics only in 2017.
- Away from sport she works as an accessibility specialist and disability rights advocate.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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