India para-athletes rewrite history after winning the 16th gold as it registered its highest-ever medal tally at the Asian Para Games on Thursday. India surpassed their Asian Para Games 2018 medal tally of 72 at the ongoing multinational event in Hangzhou, China. India clinched 73 medals in the ongoing edition so far. Highest-ever medal tally at Asian Para Games Nithya Sre won the 73rd medal for India by securing bronze in the Womens Singles SH6 event on Thursday morning.While shooter Sidhartha Babu struck a gold medal with a brilliant performance at the ongoing Asian Para Games. Sidhartha secured Gold in R6 Mixed 50m Rifles Prone SH-1, setting a new record in the Asian Para Games with a score of 247.7. The ace shooter also secured the Paris Paralympics 2024 quota for India. A monumental achievement at the Asian Para Games, with India bagging an unprecedented 73 medals and still going strong, breaking our previous record of 72 medals from Jakarta 2018 Asian Para Games!This momentous occasion embodies the unyielding determination of our athletes.… pic.twitter.com/wfpm2jDSdE— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 26, 2023Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jhadav won the silver medal in Womens Shot Put-F34 with an impressive throw of 7.54m. Meanwhile, in the Archery Mens Doubles - W1 Open event, Archer Adil Mohamed Nazir Ansari and Naveen Dalal clinched the bronze medal, with a score of 125-120.Flurry of medals on Day 4Indian athletes bring a flurry of medals on Day 4 as Sukant Kadam secured a bronze in Mens Badminton Singles SL-4 with an outstanding performance. India also performed well in athletics as it secured a double remarkable podium In Mens Shot Put-F46 on Thursday. Sachin Khilari struck gold and a Games Record with a big throw of 16.03 meters, while Rohit Hooda secured his Personal Best the bronze medal with a throw of 14.56 meters.Shreyansh Trivedi secured an impressive bronze in the Mens 100m T-37 at the Asian Para Games by clocking 12.24 seconds. While Para Athlete Narayan Thakur clinched the bronze in the Mens 100m T-35 with a time of 14.37, to get his second medal at the Asian Para Games.
