Suvarna Raj Clinches Gold, Swati Chaudhary Wins Silver For India

At the Asian Para Games, Suvarna Raj clinched India’s first gold medal of the day by winning the women’s F-54 discus throw event in Aichi-Nagoya today. She topped a field of six athletes with a best throw of 15.66 metres. In para-archery, Swati Chaudhary secured the silver medal in the women’s W-1 category.

In para-badminton, India’s Manisha Ramadass and Pramod Bhagat settled for bronze in the mixed doubles event after losing their semifinal to Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramadani. Meanwhile, India’s Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar advanced to the final of the mixed doubles SL-3-SU-5 event, where they will face Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramadani.