New Delhi: The Indian contingent continued their momentum from day 1 of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, where they won 17 medals, including 6 gold medals, on the day and added more medals to their tally and are on their way to breaking the 72 medals record which they set in 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
India won 6 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals on day 1 and finished the day at the 4th spot in the overall medals tally.
India finished in the 9th position in the 3rd edition of the Asian Para Games and will be looking to better their record at the 4th edition of the tournament in 2023.
India already broke their medal record at the Asian Games 2023, which was also held in Hangzhou, China, by crossing the 100-medals mark for the first time in their Asian Games history. They finished their campaign with 107 wickets, Including 28 gold medals. India broke their 70 medals record, including 16 gold medals set in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.
Canoeing opens the account for India on day 2
First 🏅 of Day 2 at #AsianParaGames2022
What a moment of joy and celebration!
🇮🇳’s Manish Kaurav has triumphed with a 🥉 in the Para Canoe Men’s KL3 Final event at the, clocking an impressive 44.605! 🛶Manish, this Bronze is remarkable and you are incredible 🙌
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India’s Manish Kaurav won India’s first medal on the day of the 4th edition of the Asian Para Games as he secured the bronze medal in the men’s canoeing KL-3 category.
The first gold of day 2
First GOLD of Day 2 at #AsianParaGames! 🥇🇮🇳
Our #TOPScheme athlete @ItzPrachi_ strikes Gold for India in Para Canoe, Women’s KL2, with an impressive clocking of 54.962.
This marks her second medal at the #AsianParaGames2022 🏆🚣🏻♀️Congratulations Prachi on this remarkable… pic.twitter.com/i2ZIKRq2Pn
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India’s Prachi Yadav won India’s first gold medal of day 2 after she finished the first position in the women’s canoeing KL-2 category.
First silver of the day
Simran Shines Bright on Day 2 at #AsianParaGames2022! 🥈🇮🇳@SimranVats11 secures a stellar SILVER in the Women’s 100m T12 event with an impressive clocking of 12.68✌️💪
Congratulations to our exceptional champion, Simran! 🌟👏 #AsianParaGames#Cheer4India#Hallabol… pic.twitter.com/8Gprj7yTyL
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Indian sprinter won India’s first silver medal of the day by finishing second in the women’s 100m T-12 category.
Gold number 8
India’s Gold Rush Continues at #AsianParaGames! 🥇🇮🇳
Deepthi Jeevanji clinches another gold for India in the Women’s 400m-T20, setting a new Asian Para Record and Games Record with a blazing time of 56.69! 💪✌️🏆
Congratulations to Deepthi for soaring to new heights and making… pic.twitter.com/TGTbygcvvC
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Indian sprinter Deepthi Jeevanji set a new Asian Para and Games record of 56.69 sec in the women’s 400m T-20 event, winning the eighth gold medal for India.
Another medal from canoeing
India’s Medal Streak Persists at #AsianParaGames 🥉🇮🇳
Gajendra Singh secured bronze for India in the Canoe Men’s VL2 event, clocking a time of 1:01.084.🏆💪🚣
Congratulations to Gajendra Singh for this outstanding achievement! 🌟✌️
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India continues to get good news from canoeing as they won another bronze, thanks to Gajendra Singh finishing third in the men’s canoeing VL-2 category.
Bronze from club throw
It’s pouring Medals for India at #AsianParaGames 🥉🇮🇳
Our #TOPScheme athlete @BhyanEkta secures Bronze in the Women’s Club Throw – F32/51 event, highlighting her incredible skill with a throw of 21.66 meters💪🏆
Congratulations to the champion for this exceptional achievement!… pic.twitter.com/YPyC0srZpS
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India’s Ekta Bhyan clinches bronze medal in women’s club throw F-32/51 category, taking Indian medal tally to 23.
Shining silver
Ajay Kumar’s Sliver lining🥈🇮🇳
Ajay Kumar secures another brilliant silver for India in the Men’s 400M-T64 event with a remarkable clocking time of 54.85, showcasing his incredible skill and athletic prowess.💪🏆✌️
Congratulations to the champion, Ajay Kumar, for holding our… pic.twitter.com/ppsPnWnDTV
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India secures another medal as Ajay Kumar clinches silver medal in the men’s 400m T-64 event.
Double success in shooting
Dual 🎖️glory for 🇮🇳 as our para shooters shine bright in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event with a 🥈& 🥉
🥈: 2⃣nd Medal for @1903rudransh as he secures a #Silver!
🥉: #TOPSchemeAthlete @manishnarwal02 grabs the Bronze medal!
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India enjoys double success in the men’s 10m air pistol PH-1 event as Rudransh Khandelval and Manish Narwal secure silver and bronze, respectively.
Another silver from the shotput
🇮🇳’s Unstoppable Medal🎖️Rush in Para Athletics 🤩 continues at #AsianParaGames2022
Ravi Rongali gets us a #Silver🥈in Men’s Shot Put F40 event with best throw of 9.92m
Great work champ! Heartiest congratulations on the medal 🥳👏👏#Cheer4India#HallaBol#Praise4Para… pic.twitter.com/g8jGP1p6pM
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India’s Ravi Rongali secured another silver medal for India in the men’s shotput F-40 event, taking the Indian medals tally to 26.
