Manu finishes 6th in shot put F37 event

Manu

India's Manu finished sixth in men's F37 shot put event with a throw of 13.86m on Friday. Manu's best effort of the day came from his fourth attempt.

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Marufkhujaev Kudratillokhon (16.37m) of Uzbekistan won the gold while Ben Moslah Ahmed (15.40m) of Tunisia and Yuldashev Tolibboy (15.24m), also of Uzbekistan, took the silver and bronze respectively.

The 25-year-old Manu had won a shot put F37 bronze medal in last year's Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. F37 is for field athletes with a moderately affected coordination and movement down one side.

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