Asian Para Games: Khilari, Praveen Kumar set Games records as India win five golds, climb to fifth

India produced their strongest day of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday, winning five gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals to move up from sixth to fifth in the standings, according to IANS. India's overall haul now stands at 62 medals, including 14 golds.

Sweep in the shot put

Paralympic medallist Sachin Khilari led an Indian clean sweep of the men's F46 shot put, winning gold with a Games record. Mohd Yasser took silver with a season-best throw of 15.06m and Praveen completed the podium. It was India's second podium sweep of these Games, after the men's discus on day two.

Defending champion Praveen Kumar retained his men's T44 high jump title with a Games record clearance of 2.05m, while Banti won silver with a personal best of 1.92m.

Golds on the track

On the track, Dilip Gavit Mahadu won the men's 100m T47 in 10.69 seconds, just ahead of compatriot Mohammed Basil, who took silver. Sprinter Simran claimed her second gold of the Games, and Ayush Verma won the men's F53 shot put with 8.16m.

Bhagyashri Jadhav added silver in the women's F34 shot put with a personal best of 8.19m, her second straight Asian Para Games silver in the event. In para archery, Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag took silver in the women's compound doubles after losing the final to China.

Among the bronze medallists, Shailesh Kumar took bronze in the men's T42 long jump with a leap of 5.57m, while Haney, Karamjyoti and Anubhav Choudhary all recorded personal bests. Manjeet won silver in the men's F13 javelin with a career-best 61.03m, and Ravi Rongali, Sukhchian, Pranav Desai and Sharath Makanahalli were among the other bronze medallists.

What's next

Athletics continues to deliver the bulk of India's medals in Japan, and the contingent will look to build on its momentum in the remaining days of competition.