India, Oct. 22 -- India added another gold medal to its growing tally at the Asian Para Games as Dharmaraj Solairaj successfully defended his title in the men's long jump T44/T62/T64 combined event on Thursday. The 32-year-old athlete from Tamil Nadu produced a best effort of 7.15m on his second attempt, setting a new Asian Games record in the process. Malaysia's Eddy Bernard claimed silver with a jump of 6.34m, while Japan's Yuma Tamaki secured bronze with an effort of 6.89m.

With Solairaj's record-breaking performance, India continued its strong run in para athletics and brought its overall medal count to 88. The tally now includes 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze medals, underlining India's impressive campaign at the continental event...