Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F41 explained

Event:Men's javelin throw F41
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Stade de France, Paris
Date:7 September 2024
Competitors:6
Nations:6
Win Label:Winning Distance
Win Value:47.32m
Gold:Navdeep
Goldnpc:IND
Silver:Sun Pengxiang
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Wildan Nukhailawi
Bronzenpc:IRQ
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 7 September 2024.

Classification

The event is open to F40 and F41 athletes who are of short stature. F40 athletes are a maximum of 130cm tall, with a maximum arm length of 59cm. F41 athletes are a maximum of 145cm tall, with a maximum arm length of 66cm.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[2]

F40 RecordsF41 Records

Results

Final

The final in this classification took place on 7 September 2024:[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality Class1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
F41x 46.39 47.32 x 46.05 x 47.32
F4141.75 x 44.56 43.88 44.72 41.98 44.72
F4138.62 40.46 39.85 x 37.77 38.97 40.46
4 F5532.88 32.96 30.39 37.42 34.87 37.69 37.69
5 F4134.34 32.42 32.88 30.73 30.45 32.29 34.34
DQ F41
Notes: Sadegh Beit Sayah initially placed first, but was disqualified under Rule 8.1 (Unsporting or improper conduct). An appeal by the Iranian delegation was dismissed the following day. Iranian authorities confirmed that Sayah had displayed a religious flag during the competition, which is against World Para Athletics regulations.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CLASSIFICATION IN PARA ATHLETICSd . 8 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Records – World Para Athletics . 3 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Results Men's javelin throw - F41 Final Results. 8 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Official Communication 80 . 8 September 2024.
  5. Web site: World Para Athletics Uniform and Equipment Advertising Regulations-2.4.2 Political/Religious Advertising . 8 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Iran’s Beit Sayah’s Paralympics gold stripped over religious flag . 8 September 2024.