Indonesia 2018: Super Sapto does the double Indonesia 2018: Super Sapto does the double 09.10.2018 Home hero takes second...
Indonesia 2018: Super Sapto does the double 09.10.2018
Home hero takes second sprint gold to delight athletics crowd
Sapto Yogo Purnomo thrilled the home crowd with back-to-back sprint golds at Indonesia 2018 © • INAPGOC By Will Davies | For the IPC and APC 
Indonesia̢۪s Sapto Yogo Purnomo put in another stirring performance at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, securing an athletics gold for the second successive night at the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games.
Yogo Purnomo added the men̢۪s 100m T37 title to the men̢۪s 200m T37 gold medal he won the night before, his time of 11.49 again inspiring a spirited response from the parochial home crowd.
The 20-year-old still has the men̢۪s 400m T37 to run and the prospect of a famous local treble is sure to keep the crowds coming.
The spirited scenes continued throughout the men̢۪s 100m races, with India̢۪s Narayan Thakur surging to win the men̢۪s 100m T35 race in 14.02.
Thakur produced a strong run and knew he had it sewn up by the final couple of metres, so turned his head towards the crowd and punched the air before embracing the vocal India camp and posing for numerous photos.
The men̢۪s 100m T36 was another memorable race, with Malaysia Mohamad Ridzuan winning a gold medal after finishing second at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games. It was a poignant victory for Ridzuan, who was beaten in 2014 by then-teammate Mohammad Mat Lazin. Lazin died in a motorbike accident three months after winning that gold medal.
Celebrations were not just reserved for champions. Oman̢۪s Al Harrasi Taha Abdullah Rashid earned the bronze medal in the men̢۪s 100m T36 and revelled in his moment almost more enthusiastically than anyone else throughout the day̢۪s competition.
Another world record was also set following the two in the morning session. Iran̢۪s Farzad Sepahvand broke the men̢۪s discus F44 world record, winning the gold medal with a distance of 54.61m.
That was followed by a dramatic final in the men̢۪s high jump T45/46/47, with Thailand̢۪s Angkarn Chanaboon clearing 2.01m to break both the Asian and Games T47 record. China̢۪s Chen Hongjie and India̢۪s Pal Ram both won a silver medal after jumping 1.94m, which was also a personal best for Ram.
Speaking of China, they continued to rack up the golds â€" another five in the evening session, courtesy of Lin Sitong in the women’s javelin F55/56, Wu Guoshan in the men’s shot put F56/57, Zhang Fengju in the women’s shot put F40/41, Zhu Dening in the men’s 100m T38 and Liu Yang in the men’s 100m T54.
Full results can be found on the official Asian Para Games website.
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