LUCKNOW, Oct. 10 -- Four athletes and six medals-highlight the success story of Uttar Pradesh at the just concluded 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, where hosts India finished with the best ever record haul of medals.

India's 73-member contingent won 22 medals - six gold, nine silver, and seven bronze, finishing 10th in the medals' tally. This was an increase from the last edition, in Kobe, Japan in 2024, where India won 17 medals (six gold medals, five silver, and six bronze medals). For context, India had won nine medals in the Dubai edition in 2019 and 10 medals in Paris in 2023.

India's story has significant contributions from the athletes of Uttar Pradesh, who finished with one gold, two silver and three bronze...