Carpena wins bronze in women’s shot put in Asian Para Games

23 Oct 2026 • 8:15 PM MYT
The Manila Times
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Carpena wins bronze in women’s shot put in Asian Para Games

Maria Ravinia Carpena bagged the bronze medal in the women’s shot put F20 event in the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan on Friday.

Carpena made a personal-best throw of 11.39 meters, enough to finish third out of seven competitors.

Japan’s Reina Hori won the gold medal with an Asian record-breaking throw of 13.57 meters, while Siti Noraidah Suherman finished in 2nd place with the silver medal with a throw of 11.41 meters.

It is the country’s second bronze medal in para athletics here.

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