Gold medals in athletics, chess and badminton ensured India continued its impressive performance at the Asian Para Games on Friday.
K. Jennitha Anto clinched the gold in women’s individual rapid P1 chess event after beating Manurung Roslinda of Indonesia 1-0 in the final round, while Kishan Gangolli got the better of Majid Bagheri in the men’s individual rapid VI-B2/B3 event to claim the top spot.
In para-badminton, Parul Parmar notched up a 21-9, 21-5 victory over Wandee Kamtam of Thailand to win the women’s singles SL3 event.
It was double delight for India in the men’s javelin throw F55 event as Neeraj Yadav and Amit Balyan clinched gold and silver medals respectively. While Neeraj’s best effort was 29.24m, Amit threw the spear to 29.79.
One-two finish
It was a one-two finish for India in the men’s club throw F51 event too with Amit Kumar and Dharambir bagging the gold and silver respectively. Amit Kumar created a Games record en route the gold with a throw of 29.47, while Dharambir’s best effort was 24.81.
In swimming, Swapnil Patil clinched a silver in the men’s 100m backstroke in the S10 category.
India won a bronze medal in the men’s C4 Individual Pursuit 4000m cycling event through Gurlal Singh.
Earlier, Rio Paralympics silver-medallist Deepa Malik bagged her second medal when she clinched the bronze in the women’s F51/52/53s discus throw. Deepa had earlier finished third in the F 53/54 javelin event.
In the women’s discus throw F11 category, Nidhi Mishra claimed a bronze.
India now has 63 medals, including 13 gold and 20 silver.