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Asian Para Games 2023: India medals tally on October 23; all winners list

Asian Para Games 2023: As of October 23, India has won 17 medals, including six golds, six silvers and five bronzes.

Published : Oct 23, 2023 22:00 IST - 1 MIN READ

India’s Nishad Kumar won Gold in the Men’s T47 High Jump at the Asian Para Games, on Monday. (ANI Photo)
India’s Nishad Kumar won Gold in the Men’s T47 High Jump at the Asian Para Games, on Monday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI/SAI Media
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India’s Nishad Kumar won Gold in the Men’s T47 High Jump at the Asian Para Games, on Monday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI/SAI Media

India won 17 medals - six golds, six silvers and five bronzes - to kickstart its Hangzhou Asian Para Games campaign on Monday.

India swept all three medals in the men’s club throw F51 event with Pranav Soorma winning the gold on the opening day of the athletics competition.

The 29-year-old Soorma broke the Asian Para Games record with an effort of 30.01m to clinch the gold while Dharambir (28.76m) and Amit Kumar (26.93m) were second and third respectively.

Nishad Kumar won India’s third gold of the day in men’s high jump T47 class as he cleared a height of 2.02m while compatriot Ram Pal took the bronze with an effort of 1.94m.

India got its fourth gold medal as Avani Lekhara broke the Games record of 247.0 in the Women’s 10m Air Rifle Stand SH1 Final to score 249.6 points.

In the men’s 5000m-T11 category, Ankur Dhama won India’s fifth gold medal of the Games. India’s next medal came from Praveen Kumar, who also broke the Games Record in the Men’s High Jump-T64 Final.

Sport Event Medal
Athletics Men's 5000m-T11 Gold - Ankur Dhama
Athletics Men's High Jump-T47 Gold - Nishad Kumar
Athletics Men's High Jump-T63 Gold - Shailesh Kumar
Athletics Men's High Jump-T64 Gold - Praveen Kumar
Athletics Men's High Jump-T64 Bronze- Unni Renu
Athletics Men's Shot Put-F11 Bronze - Monu Ganghas
Athletics Men's Club Throw-F51 Gold - Pranav Soorma
Athletics Men's Club Throw-F51 Silver - Dharambir
Athletics Men's Club Throw-F51 Bronze - Amit Kumar
Athletics Men's High Jump-T63 Silver - Mariyappan Thangavelu
Athletics Men's High Jump-T47 Bronze - Ram Pal
Canoe Women's VL2 Silver - Prachi Yadav
Judo Men -60 kg J1 Silver - Kapil Parmar
Judo Women -48 kg J2 Bronze - Kokila
Shooting R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH Gold - Avani Lekhar
Shooting P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 Silver - Rudransh Khadelwal
Taekwondo Women's K44 -47kg Bronze - Aruna
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