Triple medal haul for Loughborough in New Delhi

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dan greaves celebrates winning bronze in the discus

Dan Greaves of Great Britain celebrates after winning bronze in the discus throw F44 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in India.

Loughborough-linked athletes closed out the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in India with three more medals after a string of impressive performances.

Alumnus Dan Greaves claimed bronze in the F44 discus after throwing 52.42m to finish third behind Colombia's Andres Mosquera Neira and Trinidad and Tobago's Akeem Stewart.

The Paralympic gold medallists’ mammoth effort ensured he added to his five World Championship medals, the first of which was achieved back in 2002.

Elsewhere, alumnus Jonathan Broom-Edwards won an excellent silver in the high jump T64 category.

The 37-year-old soared to a season’s best height of 2.00m as Uzbek Temurbek Giyazov won gold by recording three centimetres higher.

Broom-Edwards reflected on his podium place after a spell on the sidelines with a career-threatening injury.

“I’m so happy to still be here,” he said.

“A year ago I didn’t know if I’d ever walk again, let alone jump, but to be jumping pain free is great. I know I’ve got more there – I’ve just had a really rough season, but I'm here on my terms.

"To come back and still be able to jump despite the tough season I’ve had, I can pat myself on the back. LA [2028] is where it counts, and where it matters – so I will look back and learn from this.”

Also in the field, alumna Lydia Church threw 12.6m in the F12 shot put event to win a maiden medal on the global stage. Her distance was enough for a much-coveted bronze with the 25-year-old clearly delighted at making the podium places.

“I’m buzzing – it’s my first medal and I can’t believe it,” she said.

“I just went out there, had fun and I’ve come away with a medal – you can’t ask for much more than that. I’ve only done two competitions before this as I was recovering from a back operation – so this was just about enjoying it.

“The goal is LA and throwing big there – we’ve worked really hard and I know there’s a big one there. You can only live and dream, and we’re doing all the work to make it possible – gold is the target baby!”

Earlier in the week Thomas Young and Hollie Arnold both secured bronze medals as Loughborough finished with five medals overall – one silver and four bronze.

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