On the final day of the championships, India added to its medal tally with a Silver medal, further highlighting the nation's rising prominence in the sport. The last day of the Asian Track Cycling Championship 2024 ended with India's Harshita Jakhar producing a terrific performance winning a
Karnataka continued to lead the medal tally with eight gold medals while Army climbed to third and Uttarakhand struck their first pair of gold medals in these Games.
Maharashtra bagged two gold medals each from Gymnastics and Yogasana and one in fencing to jump to second spot in the overall standing while Haryana swept both the Kabaddi golds and added one each in Judo and fencing to climb to third position.
The Indian contingent orchestrated a stellar performance during the Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou. With 111 medals--29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze--they concluded their campaign at the Para multi-sport event in fifth place on the medal tally.
Notably, Gujarat emerged as a force to reckon with, securing the fourth position in the medal tally by clinching a total of 57 medals--15 gold, 22 silver, and 20 bronze, while Maharashtra secured the fifth spot at the table with a total of 35 medals - 12 gold, 7 silver, and 16 bronze.
At the end of the three-week championships, Haryana with a tally of 20 gold, 13 silver and 12 bronze medals were far superior to Maharashtra, who were second with 13 gold and three silver and bronze each. Punjab was third with 10 golds.
The Asian Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat welcomes the government's initiative of hosting the first-ever Khelo India Para Games; believes this will boost the medal tally of the Indian contingent in upcoming major multi-discipline Para Games like the Olympics and Asian Games
Services rode on a strong showing in the boxing ring where they won five gold, one silver apart from clinching two gold medals in Yachting, one each in men's football, handball and kabaddi to take their gold medal tally to 65.
Commending India's para-athletes for taking the country to its highest medal tally of 111 at the Asian Para Games, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said their stupendous and record-shattering achievements at Hangzhou, China have filled fellow countrymen with pride.
India para-athletes who clinched a record medal tally in the Asian Para Games expressed their excitement to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.