Nagoya: India signed off their Asian Para Games campaign with a record 114 medals, including 30 gold, after a nine-gold haul on the final day here on Friday.
India finished fourth in the standings with 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze medals, surpassing their previous best of 108 medals, including 27 gold, achieved at Hangzhou in 2023. The final standings could change as some events are scheduled for Saturday.
Athletics remained India’s biggest contributor with 65 medals, 12 more than the previous edition, while badminton, shooting and archery also boosted the tally on the final day.
Paris Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar defeated compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 to win men’s singles SL3 gold in badminton, while Naveen Sivakumar claimed the men’s singles SL4 title. Thulasimathi Murugesan combined with Manasi Joshi to win women’s doubles gold.
In athletics, Sandeep set a world record of 52.28 seconds to win the men’s 400m T64 gold, while Haney claimed the men’s javelin F37/38 title with a world record throw of 60.49m. Sumit Antil won gold in the men’s javelin combined event with a throw of 72.46m.
Shooter Mona Agarwal set a world record of 357.5 to win the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 gold, while Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi clinched men’s doubles gold in recurve archery.
Pranav Soorma won the men’s club throw gold with a Games record of 32.87m.
