India scripted history in para athletics at the Commonwealth Games, securing a historic one-two finish in the men’s 100-metre T47 final, with Dilip Mahadu Gavit winning gold and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakath claiming silver.
Gavit clocked a Games record and season-best time of 10.71 seconds to take the top spot, while Basil produced his season-best time of 10.83 seconds to finish second in a closely fought race. England’s Kevin Santos completed the podium with 10.85 seconds to win the bronze medal.
These medals were India’s third and fourth medals of the day, after long jumper Murali Sreeshankar had earlier opened the day’s account with a silver in the men’s long jump. The silver medal also made Sreeshankar the first Indian men’s long jumper to win two Commonwealth Games medals.
The gold was India’s third at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, following Mirabai Chanu’s victory in the women’s 48-kilogram weightlifting event and Sharmila Dhankar’s triumph in the women’s shot put F57 para athletics category. The medals lifted India to eighth spot in the standings, taking its overall tally to 15 medals — three gold, nine silver and three bronze.
