Bhubaneswar, March 22 -- Para athletics coach Gajendra Singh expressed happiness over the performances put up by the Indian athletes at the recently-concluded National Para Athletics Championships in Odisha and said that the performances will boost the country's medal tally in the Asian Para Games to be held later this year.

The 24th National Para Athletics Championship reached its grand conclusion today at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi graced the valedictory ceremony, where he presented awards to the winning national para-athletes. During the event, Haryana emerged as the overall champion with a staggering 95 medals, followed by Tamil Nadu in second place with 51 medals, and Gujarat se...