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Hangzhou Asian Para Games, Day 4: India’s medal tally crosses 80 for best-ever showing, Sheetal-Rakesh clinch first gold in archery

The fourth edition of Asian Para Games officially got underway with medal events from 22 October.India had won 14 medals at the 2010 edition, 33 in 2014 and 72 in 2018. In Guangzhou at the inaugural edition, India had won 1 gold while that number went up to 15 in Indonesia. In Jakarta, India finished 9th overall in the medals tally. Historically, much like the Asian Games, track and field have contributed most to the India medal tally at the Asian Para Games. Before the 2023 edition, India had won a total of 119 medals and 60 of those came from athletics.——— On Thursday, India officially crossed their best ever medal tally at the Asian Para Games, breaking the mark set in 2018. The medal count stood at 82 at the end of day’s proceedings with 18 gold, 23 silver, 41 bronze. While the tota...
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Ekta Bhyan qualifies for World Para Athletics Championships with Asian record, Indian para athletes win 7 medals in Dubai GP | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Seasoned para-athlete Ekta Bhyan qualified for the World Para Athletics Championships with a record throw in women’s club F51 event as the Indian team returned home with seven medals from the Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix.The Indian contingent, which included several youngsters making their international debut in Dubai, clinched four silver and two bronze medals including Bhyan’s Asian record at the Dubai Club for people of determination grounds.There were altogether seven world records and 45 regional records, making the event a great success.In the medals standings, China returned to international competition after two years with a bang, finishing on top with 102 medals that included 42 gold medals, followed by Ukraine (11 golds) and Uzbekistan (9 gold). India finis...