Indian para-athletes on Saturday created history as they claimed their 100th medal of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with Dilip Mahadu Gavit claiming a gold medal.
The Indian Women's Hockey Team kicked off their Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2023 campaign in style with a 7-1 thumping win over Thailand in their first game of the tournament in Ranchi on Friday but their head coach Janneke Schopman believes that the team could have done much better.
Indian athlete Dharmaraj Salairaj bagged a gold medal for the country in the Men's Long Jump-T64 at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Hangzhou on Friday.
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.
Following India's success at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all the medalists who have clinched medals at the para multi-sports event.
India has won 55 medals so far, consisting of 14 gold, 19 silver and 22 bronze medals. 35 of these medals have come in athletics, with 12 golds and silvers each and 11 bronze medals.