India won 27 medals on day three of the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, five of them gold, to reach 62 overall and climb to fifth in the table. Sachin Khilari led a shot put F46 sweep and Praveen Kumar set a Games record.
Nagoya, Japan: India’s athletes owned Wednesday. The 27 medals took the team past 35 from the first two days and lifted the total to 62, made up of 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze. India moved up from sixth to fifth in the medal table.
The throwing circle sets the tone
Sachin Khilari defended his men’s shot put F46 title with a Games-record 15.87 metres, and India swept the whole podium. Mohd Yasser took silver with 15.06 metres, and Praveen completed the clean sweep with bronze.
The circle kept paying out. Ayush Verma won the men’s shot put F53 gold with 8.16 metres. Bhagyashri Jadhav added silver in the women’s F34 event with a personal-best 8.19, and Ravi Rongali took bronze in the men’s F40 with 10.02.
Records in the air and on the track
Praveen Kumar cleared 2.05 metres in the men’s T64 high jump for a Games record, with Banti taking silver to give India a one-two. Shailesh Kumar claimed bronze in the men’s T42 long jump with a Games-record 5.57.
On the sprint straight, Dilip Gavit won the men’s 100m T47 in 10.69 seconds, with Mohammed Basil second in 10.72. Pranav Desai took bronze in the T64 100m in 11.96, Anubhav Choudhary earned a personal-best 12.72 for T35 bronze, and Sharath Makanahalli ran 4:11.01 for 1500m T12 bronze.
Depth beyond the winners
Manjeet won silver in the men’s F13 javelin with a career-best throw, while Sukhchian took F55 javelin bronze with 29.94. Karamjyoti added a personal-best 21.60 for bronze in the women’s F55 discus, and Haney also reached the podium in the men’s F37 discus.
In archery, Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won silver in the women’s compound doubles after losing the final to China.
Where India stand
The day-three haul lifted the gold count from nine to 14, building on the 24 medals of day two. At 62 medals, India now sit fifth, with the sides above them still in range.
India on day three: 27 medals, including 5 gold. Cumulative after three days: 62 medals (14 gold, 22 silver, 26 bronze), fifth in the medal table.
