Punjab, Oct. 20 -- India is on 35 medals at the Asian Para Games - nine gold, 11 silver, 15 bronze - and has climbed to sixth. Deepthi Jeevanji won the women's 400m T20, and India swept the podium in a discus event.
From 11 to 35 in three days
India took 11 medals on the first day of finals. Three days later the total is 35, which is a rate of roughly a dozen a day. The 2022 record of 111 is reachable at that pace with four days left.
Deepthi Jeevanji's 400m T20 gold is the headline name. Ashok took silver in men's para powerlifting up to 65kg. And India took all three medals in a discus event - a clean sweep, which is the single clearest marker of depth in a field discipline.
One note on the numbers: outlets differ between 34 and 35, a...