Prachi had already won a silver in the canoe VL2 category on Monday. Today, she had also bagged her second medal of the Games as she picked up a gold in the KL2 event.

Deepthi then won gold in the women’s T20 category 400m race with the Games and Asian record timing of 56.69 seconds, PTI reported. 

Ajay Kumar (men’s T64 400m) and Simran Sharma (women’s T12 100m) bagged a silver each while Manish Kaurav (men’s KL3 canoe) — who is the husband of Prachi –, Gajendra Singh (men’s VL2 canoe) and Ekta Bhayan (women’s F32/51 club throw) won a bronze each.

With seven medals, including two gold, so far on the second day, India’s tally has swelled to 24 — 8 gold, 8 silver, and 8 bronze.

India picked up a whopping 17 medals, including six gold, on the first day of competitions with star shooter Avani Lekhara leading the way, as per PTI reports. 

Besides Avani (women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1), the other gold winners on Monday were Pranav Soorma (men’s F51 club throw), Shailesh Kumar (men’s T63 high jump), Nishad Kumar (men’s T47 high jump), Ankur Dhama (men’s T11 5000m) and Praveen Kumar (men’s T64 high jump).

This time India has sent a total of 303 athletes – 191 men and 112 women – to the fourth edition of the Asian Para Games which is the largest contingent to the continental event.

At the 2018 Asian Para Games, India sent a total of 190 athletes and returned with 72 medals, including 15 gold, for their best performance at the quadrennial event. 

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Updated: 24 Oct 2023, 02:08 PM IST