Sheetal Devi kicked off Friday in the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games on a remarkable note as she bagged the coveted gold medal in the women's compound open event.
Bhavani Devi, who was the biggest star to be in action on the day the Games were officially declared open by the Prime Minister, defeated Kerala's S Soumiya 15-5 in the final to win back to back National Games gold medals. Shiksha Ballouria of Himachal Pradesh and Jagmeet Kaur of Punjab won
India has won a total of 82 medals in the competition, comprising of 18 gold, 23 silver and 41 bronze. India has won 13 bronze medals in Para badminton itself.
Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, continued her domination in the national circuit winning gold in the Women's Sabre Individual Fencing competition on Thursday in the 37th National Games being held here
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Cochin airport in Kerala seized four foreign origin gold chains weighing 499.9 grams worth 26,93,861 and having a purity of 24 carats from a passenger from Abu Dhabi (UAE) on Thursday, said an official statement from Customs.
In an impressive achievement for the state of Odisha, Pranati Naik secured the gold in Women's Artistic Gymnastics. Meanwhile, Jhilli Dalabehera and Sneha Soren, clinched bronze medals in the weightlifting discipline at the 37th edition of the National Games held in Goa.
Maharashtrian weightlifter Dipali Ghursale secured the gold medal, setting the National record for the Women's 45kg snatch and total weight division in the process. Ghursale set the record by lifting 75kg in the snatch, and 90kg in the clean and jerk round respectively, thereby setting a tot