NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Akeem Stewart continued his impressive showing at the World Para Athletics Championships by capturing silver in the men’s F44 discus here on Friday.
Competing at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Stewart produced a season’s best throw of 59.64 to finish behind eventual winner, Andres F Mosquera Neira of Colombia, who won gold with a personal best effort of 60.26 metres.
Former Paralympic gold medallist Dan Greaves of Great Britain was third with a throw of 52.42of 52.42 metres. The F44 classification is for field athletes who demonstrate standard functionality with their throwing arm but have impairments in their lower limbs.
During the 2017 edition of the championships, Stewart broke world records in the men’s F44 javelin with a golden effort of 57.32 and in the F44 shot put with a throw measured at 14.08 metres.