AMIT, SHARAD OPEN GOLDEN ACCOUNT
New Delhi, Oct. 20: India opened their gold medal account with two track and field athletes bagging the yellow metal in a haul of six medals on the second day of competitions at the Para Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday.
Indians grabbed three silver and one bronze besides the two gold on Monday to take thire overall tally to 12 ( two gold, five silver, five bronze) and stand 11th in the medals table.
China were on top with 115 medals, followed by Korea ( 54) and Japan ( 52) in the Games for differently- abled athletes.
India clinched six medals ( four bronze and two silver) on the opening day.
Amit Kumar won gold in the men’s club throw F31/ 32/ 51 athletics event
Amit Kumar and Sharad Kumar won gold medals in the men’s club throw F31/ 32/ 51 athletics and men’s high jump T42/ 44/ 47 events, respectively
in a Para Asian record effort while Sharad Kumar grabbed the other yellow metal of the day in the men’s high jump T42/ 44/ 47 event.
London Paralympic Games silver medallist H. N. Girisha settled for a bronze in the men’s high jump T42/ 44/ 47 category, while 2013 World Championships gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia bagged a silver in the men’s javelin throw F46. Ankur Dhama ( men’s 1500m T11) and Sharath Mahadevarao Gaykwad ( men’s 100m Butterfly S8) also took a bronze each.
India are being represented in the Para Asian Games by 90 athletes.