New Delhi (PTI): There was a tinge of sadness in Praveen Kumar's walk following his bronze in high jump, while Ekta Bhyan looked at the positive side after failing to retain her title and settling for silver in the club throw event on the penultimate day of World Para Athletics Championships here on Saturday.

India added a silver and two bronze, to take their tally to 18 (6-6-6), their best performance at the Worlds with a day to go. Their previous best was in Kobe 2024 (Japan), where they won 17 medals (6-5-6). Brazil continued to top the charts with 37 medals (12-19-6).

India's third medal on the day came in men's shot put F57 category with 42-year-old army man Soman Rana bagging the bronze with a season's best of 14.69m. The Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist's best throw came in t

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