Hangzhou, Oct 24: It is raining medals for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Para Asian Games in Hangzhou as the para-athlete Ankur Dhama made the nation proud with a gold medal in men’s 5000 m T11 final on Monday.By clocking the timings of 16:37.29 minutes, Ankur walked away with the gold.
The silver medal went to Krygyzstan’s Abduvalie with the timings of 17:18.74 minutes.
The event did not feature a bronze medal, with Hong Kong Li Chun Fi getting the last spot with timings of 18:41.40 minutes.
Indian para-athletes Praveen Kumar and Unni Renu continued their country’s great run at the ongoing Para Asian Games Hangzhou with a double podium finish in the Men’s high jump event on Monday.
While Praveen secured a gold medal for India, Unni bagged the bronze medal for India in the Men’s high jump T64 final.
Praveen’s best jump of 2.02 m gave him the top prize. Uzbekistan’s Temurbek Giyazov fell just short of gold with a jump of 2.00 m as his best.
Unni’s best effort of 1.95 m was good enough for him to earn a bronze.
India’s tally of 72 medals at last Para Asian Games in Indonesia back in 2018 is country’s best ever performance at the event.
The fourth Para Asian Games will go on from October 22 to October 28.