Members of the 303-strong Indian contingent on the opening ceremony of the fourth Asian Para-Video games in Hangzhou, China. AP
The fourth version of the Asian Para Video games acquired underway on Sunday, 22 October with India among the many nations competing within the occasion in in Hangzhou, China.
India had registered their finest efficiency on the continental Para-Video games with 72 medals within the 2018 version in Jakarta, and are off to a promising begin in Hangzhou with 17 medals up to now.
Right here’s an in depth have a look at the medal-winners up to now within the 2023 Asian Para-Video games:
1 Ankur Dhama — Athletics (Males’s 5000m-T11) — Gold
2 Nishad Kumar — Athletics (Males’s Excessive Leap-T47) — Gold
3 Ram Pal — Athletics (Males’s Excessive Leap-T47) — Silver
4 Shailesh Kumar — Athletics (Males’s Excessive Leap-T63) — Gold
5 Mariyappan Thangavelu — Athletics (Males’s Excessive Leap-T63) — Silver
6 Monu Ghangas — Athletics (Males’s Shot Put-F11) — Bronze
7 Pranav Soorma — Athletics (Males’s Membership Throw-F51) — Gold
8 Dharambir — Athletics (Males’s Membership Throw-F51) — Silver
9 Amit Kumar — Athletics (Males’s Membership Throw-F51) — Bronze
10 Prachi Yadav — Canoe (Girls’s VL2) — Silver
11 Kapil Parmar — Judo (Males -60 kg J1) — Silver
12 Kokila — Judo (Girls -48 kg J2) — Bronze
13 Avani Lekhara — Taking pictures R2 (Girls’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1) — Gold
14 Rudransh Khandelwal — ShootingP4 (Combined 50m Pistol SH1) — Silver
15 Aruna — (Taekwondo Girls’s K44 -47KG) — Bronze
16 Praveen Kumar — Athletics (Males’s Excessive Leap-T64) — Gold
17 Unni Renu — Athletics (Males’s Excessive Leap-T64) — Bronze
Right here’s an in depth have a look at the 2023 Asian Para-Video games medal desk:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
| 1 | China | 31 | 29 | 23 | 83 |
| 2 | Iran | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | India | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
India have despatched a a lot bigger contingent this time round — 303 in comparison with 190 in Jakarta — and can hope to higher their 2018 efficiency.
India had received a document 107 medals within the Asian Video games that passed off between 23 September and eight October, the primary time they crossed the 100-medal mark on the occasion, and can hope for one thing comparable within the Para-Video games.
The primary-ever Asian para-games passed off in Guangzhou 2010 and has taken place after each Asian Video games ever since. India had received 14 medals within the inaugural version, together with one gold, however would put up an improved efficiency in Incheon 2014, the place they received 33 medals together with three gold.
After ending fifteenth within the first two editions, India would break into the top-10 in Jakarta, ending ninth with 72 medals. They are going to be aiming to interrupt into the highest 5 in Hangzhou this time.