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India Create History In Asian Para Games, Takes Tally To Record 80 Medals With 2 Days Left

Indian para athletes on Thursday created history by winning the highest number of medals in the Asian Para Games, taking country's tally to 80, including 18 gold medals. India have now gone past the earlier best of 72 achieved in the 2018 edition in Indonesia. India's medal tally read 18 gold, 23 silver and 39 bonze, and the count will keep on increasing till the end of the fourth day of competitions. With two more days left in the Games, the country is on course to achieving its target of 100 medals in this Hangzhou edition.

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates 37th National Games In Goa; Says Spending On Sports Increased Three-Fold In 9 Years

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India Create History In Asian Para Games, Takes Tally To Record 80 Medals With 2 Days Left

Indian para athletes on Thursday created history by winning the highest number of medals in the Asian Para Games, taking country's tally to 80, including 18 gold medals. India have now gone past the earlier best of 72 achieved in the 2018 edition in Indonesia. India's medal tally read 18 gold, 23 silver and 39 bonze, and the count will keep on increasing till the end of the fourth day of competitions. With two more days left in the Games, the country is on course to achieving its target of 100 medals in this Hangzhou edition.

Asian Para Games: Powerlifters Zainab Khatun, Rajkumari Secure Silver, Bronze On Debut

The extraordinary journey of Indian Para-Powerlifting continues to gather momentum as Meerut's Zainab Khatun and Delhi's Rajkumari, both competing in the 61kg weight category, clinched silver and bronze medals on the second day of the competition at the Asian Para Games. These remarkable victories mark their inaugural appearance at the Asian Games, hinting at a promising future for these emerging athletes in the upcoming Paris Olympics. In addition to their success, it's worth noting that this marks India's third medal in powerlifting at the Asian Games 2023.

Hangzhou Asian Para Games: India Win Two Gold On Day 2, Medal Count Swells To 24

Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to win a para canoe gold in the Asian Para Games as she led the country's medal rush for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. India won 17 medals on Tuesday, including three gold, taking the total tally to 34 in the first two days of competition. India had won 17 medals, including six gold, on Monday. India ended Day 2 placed fifth in the standings, one spot down from Monday, with nine gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze, behind China (165: 66 gold, 53 silver, 46 bronze), Iran (47), Japan (45) and Uzbekistan (38).

Hangzhou Asian Para Games: India Win Two Gold On Day 2, Medal Count Swells To 24

Canoeist Prachi Yadav and quartermiler Deepthi Jeevanji clinched a gold each on the second day of competitions as India's medal rush in the Hangzhou Asian Para Games continued on Tuesday. Prachi, who had won a silver in canoe VL2 category on Monday, bagged her second medal of the Games as she picked up a gold in KL2 event. Deepthi then won a gold in women's T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds. Ajay Kumar (men's T64 400m) and Simran Sharma (women's T12 100m) bagged a silver each while Manish Kaurav (men's KL3 canoe) -- who is the husband of Prachi --, Gajendra Singh (men's VL2 canoe) and Ekta Bhayan (women's F32/51 club throw) won a bronze each.

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India Create History In Asian Para Games, Takes Tally To Record 80 Medals With 2 Days Left

PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates 37th National Games In Goa; Says Spending On Sports Increased Three-Fold In 9 Years

India Ready To Host Olympics In 2036, No Dearth Of Sporting Talent In Country: PM Narendra Modi

Olympian Fencer Bhavani Devi Defends National Games Gold, IOA Notifies Handball Participating Teams

India Create History In Asian Para Games, Takes Tally To Record 80 Medals With 2 Days Left

Asian Para Games: Powerlifters Zainab Khatun, Rajkumari Secure Silver, Bronze On Debut

Hangzhou Asian Para Games: India Win Two Gold On Day 2, Medal Count Swells To 24

Hangzhou Asian Para Games: India Win Two Gold On Day 2, Medal Count Swells To 24