Asian Para Games: These days the fourth Asian Para Games is being held in Hangzhou, China. In which India has started its campaign in a very brilliant manner. Indian players have won 17 medals on the very first day. In which 6 gold. Has won 6 silver and 5 bronze medals. Prachi Yadav won India’s first medal in the Asian Para Games. In the Para Canoeing Women’s VL2 final, Prachi Yadav showed brilliant performance and won the silver medal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Prachi Yadav after winning the silver medal.
PM Modi tweeted his best wishes and wrote, “Prachi Yadav registered her name in the history of Indian sports by winning the first medal in the Asian Para Games. Congratulations to Prachi on winning a remarkable silver medal in the Para Canoeing Women’s VL2 Final. His incredible performance has taken the entire nation by surprise. Proud,”
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Great start for India on the first day
Indian players performed brilliantly on the first day of the Asian Para Games. Indian athletes have won 17 medals on the first day. Which includes 6 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals. India is at fourth position by winning 17 medals. India won the maximum number of 11 medals in track and field events.
The first medal has been in the name of Prachi Yadav. Prachi won the silver medal in Para Canoeing Women’s VL2 with a time of 1:03.147. Apart from this, Avani Lekhara, who won the gold medal for India in the Tokyo Paralympics, has also won the gold medal in the Asian Para Games on the very first day. Avni has won this medal for India in the Women’s R2 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 category.
India sent 303 athletes to the fourth Asian Games
India has sent a contingent of 303 athletes in 17 sports competitions in the fourth Asian Games. India has high expectations from all these athletes. Earlier, India had won 72 medals in the Asian Games held in Indonesia in 2018, this time India would like to leave this figure behind.