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.
Bharat, achieving a total of 17 medals in the event so far,
with six gold, six silver and five bronze medals, has bagged 11 of these medals in athletics
itself, with five gold, three silver and bronze medals each.
Bharat’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.
ANI
