Quartermiller Deepthi Jeevanji and canoeist Prachi Yadav claimed a gold medal every on day 2 of the continued Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, China to take India’s medal tally to 34.
Prachi’s achievement is a historic one as she turned the primary Indian to clinch a para canoe gold at Asiad. She bettered her efficiency from Monday when she claimed a silver within the canoe VL2 class and received gold within the KL2 occasion on Tuesday, October 24. The 28-year-old canoeist from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, clocked 54.962 to carry laurels to the nation.
Quartermiller Deepthi additionally impressed along with her stupendous efficiency within the ladies’s T20 400m class and was ok to win the gold medal. Makanahalli Shankarappa Sharath additionally claimed a gold medal for the nation after sealing a podium end with victory within the Men’s 5000m T13 occasion. He clocked 20:18.90 to depart the remaining of the contenders behind.
The fourth and closing gold for the nation on day 2 got here after Neeraj Yadav emerged victorious within the males’s F54/55/56 discus throw competitors. Neeraj recorded a historic throw as his effort measured 38.56m which is a Games report. India ensured all three podium finishes within the occasion as Yogesh Kathuniya and Muthuraja secured silver and bronze respectively.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1. | China | 67 | 53 | 45 | 165 |
| 2. | Islamic Republic of Iran | 16 | 19 | 12 | 47 |
| 3. | Japan | 12 | 13 | 20 | 45 |
| 4. | Uzbekistan | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 5. | India | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds para-athletes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to the social media platform ‘X’ to heap reward on all of the Indian athletes who dazzled brightly. He lauded the efforts of all of the athletes who introduced medals to the nation on day 2 of the continued occasion.
