India Shine at Asian Para Games with Golden Performances

India continued its impressive performance on the fourth day of the Asian Para Games, adding two gold medals to its tally. The country stood fifth in the medal standings with 71 medals, comprising 16 gold, 22 silver and 33 bronze. After winning silver in the women’s individual event, Sheetal Devi teamed up with Toman Kumar to clinch gold in mixed doubles. The Indian pair defeated Indonesia 151–148 in the final. In the women’s F54 discus throw, Indian athlete Suvarna Raj secured gold with a throw of 15.66 metres.

Swati Chaudhary created history by becoming the first Indian W1 archer to compete at the Asian Para Games and reached the final, where she eventually lost 4–6 to win silver. Indian shuttlers also contributed to the medal tally. Sanjana Kumari won bronze in the women’s SL3 singles event, while Abhijeet and Suhas Yathiraj secured bronze medals in the men’s SL4 singles category. The mixed doubles pair of Krishna Nagar and Nithya Sre also won bronze in the SH6 category. Manisha Ramadass and Pramod Bhagat added another bronze in mixed doubles SL3.