India clinches 35 medals- 10 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze at Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China

India has clinched 35 medals- 10 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze at the ongoing Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China so far. Today, the athletes added 17 more medals to their kitty.

The latest medals were collected in the Men's Discus Throw. Sweeping all three medals, Neeraj Yadav bagged gold, Yogesh Kathuniya claimed silver and Muthuraja won bronze.

Ashok clinched bronze in the Powerlifting Men's -65 kg event with the best lift of 192 kg.

Sharath Makanahalli Shankarappa clinched gold in Men's 5000m-T13 event by clocking in 20 minutes and 18.90 seconds. He beat Nabeel Khaled Ahmad of Jordan by just 0.01 second.

Rubina Francis clinched bronze in Women's 10M Pistol to continue India's streak in shooting. Parmod Bijarnia claimed silver and Rakesh Bhaira grabbed bronze in the Men's 1500m T46 event. Ankur Dhama bagged gold in the men's 5000m-T11 event.

Ravi Rongali clinched silver medal in Men's Shot Put F40 event with the best throw of 9.92 metres.

Dual glory was brought to the country in Men's 10 metre Air Pistol SH1 event with Rudransh Khandelwal securing the silver and Manish Narwal bringing the bronze home. This is the second medal for the 16-year old Khandelwal at the ongoing games.

Ajay Kumar made the country proud by securing the silver medal in Men's 400 metre in T64 category, while Deepthi Jeevanji broke the games record with a blazing time of 56.69 seconds in the women's 400 metres T20 category.

Ekta Bhyan continued the winning streak by grabbing the bronze in women's para club throw in F-23 category. Emerging as canoeing superpower, India's Gajendra Singh secured the bronze in men's VL2 event.

In Para Mixed Doubles Badminton, SL3 and SU5 category, winning duo of Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramadass stormed into the semi finals, assuring a medal for the country.

Earlier today, in women's Para Canoeing KL2 category, Prachi Yadav secured the first gold of the day and her second medal at the ongoing games by clocking in an impressive 54.962 seconds.

Similarly in men's Para Canoeing, Manish Kaurav won a bronze medal in the KL3 category. India's top para athlete, Simran, showed exceptional talent in women's 100 metres to grab the silver medal today.

In a series of social media posts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the performance of Indian medalists in the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. India has sent a contingent of 303 athletes who are participating across 17 disciplines at the Asian Para Games.

The country is hoping to surpass their best performance of 72 medals at the 2018 event in Indonesia, consisting of 15 gold, 24 silver and 33 bronze medals.