New Delhi, Sep 28, 2025

Bulgaria’s Ruzhdi claimed his sixth successive gold medal in the men’s Shot Put F55 competition in the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.

His domination, confirmed with a World Record of 12.94m, was one of the three world records set in the session.

Malaysia’s Abdul Latif Romly completed a hat-trick of men’s Long Jump T20 gold medals in the World Championships with a world record effort of 7.67m while Ukraine’s Volodymyr Ponomarenko set a men’s Shot Put T12 world record with 17.39m on his second attempt to settle the contest decisively.

The 34-year-old Ruzhdi, acknowledged as a legend, threw the iron ball over 12.94m on his final try, improving on his own mark of 12.69 set in the World Championships

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