India Shines at Para Asian Games with Multiple Medals

Jhandu Kumar's Performance in Powerlifting

Indian para-powerlifter Jhandu Kumar, who previously earned a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, placed fifth in the men's up to 72 kg powerlifting final during the ongoing Para Asian Games on Tuesday. Despite his recent success, Jhandu struggled to impress this time, achieving a maximum lift of 190 kg and failing in two attempts at 195 kg. The gold medal was claimed by Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau with a lift of 225 kg, while China's Zhang Pingkang and Iran's Mohsen Bakhtiar secured silver and bronze with lifts of 212 kg and 208 kg, respectively.

Himanshu Nandal's Swimming Achievement

In another highlight, para-swimmer Himanshu Nandal brought home a bronze medal in the men's 400 m freestyle S11 category. He clocked a time of 5:10.91, finishing third in a four-man final, trailing behind Japan's Uchu Tomita and China's Chuanzhen Sun, who set a new Asian record.

Archery Success

In the para compound archery doubles event, the duo of Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag secured a spot in the gold medal match by defeating Thailand's Phannibha Srathongmaew and Wasana Khuthawisap with a score of 151-135. They are set to compete against China for the gold on October 21.

Achievements in Para-Shooting

Indian shooter Shristi Arora earned a bronze medal in the women's 10 m air pistol SH1 category, finishing with a score of 214.7. She maintained her position in third place throughout the competition. Manish Narwal also shone, securing silver in the men's 10 m air pistol SH1 category, finishing behind South Korea's Jo Jeongdu.

More Medals for India

In para-table tennis, Jehan Madan won a silver medal in men's singles class 1. Additionally, Ashok earned a silver in men's 65 kg para-powerlifting with a lift of 192 kg, finishing behind China's Zou Yi.

Para Table Tennis Highlights

Indian para-table tennis players Baby Sahana Ravi and Prachi Pandey both secured bronze medals in their respective events. Baby Sahana's medal marked India's first in the standing category at the Asian Para Games.

Athletics Medals

In athletics, Pradeep Kumar won silver and Ayush Verma took bronze in the men's javelin throw F53/F54 event, while Praveen Sharma added a bronze in the men's shot put F11 event.

Deepthi Jeevanji's Record-Breaking Gold

The highlight of the day was Deepthi Jeevanji, who won gold in the women's 400m T20 event, setting a new Games record with a time of 56.36 seconds.