Haider Ali wins first ever Paralympic gold medal for Pakistan
Haider Ali threw his discus at a distance of 55.26 meters, making him win gold in F37 event. He has also won a silver in the 2008 Paralympics
Haider Ali celebrating after winning gold medal in the F37 event
On Friday 3rd September, discus thrower Haider Ali bagged for Pakistan its first gold in the Paralympic games. Haider throughout the finals gave an excellent performance and was at the top of the list for the most time. In his fifth attempt Haider managed to throw the discus as far away as 55.26 meters giving him a good lead.
Alongside Haider were Ukraine's Zhabnyak and Brazilian Teixeira de Souza both of which won the silver and bronze respectively. Zhabnyak threw the discus at around 52.43 meters whereas de Souza threw it around 51.86 meters. Both of the scores were s...