India ends Day 1 with 11 medals: 4 Gold, 5 Bronze, 2 Silver

Para Athletics: Soumya won gold in the women’s 1500m T12/13 with 621 criteria points, and Radha Venkatesh took silver with 421. Rinku Hooda won gold in the men’s javelin throw F46 with 65.11m, and Ajeet Singh took silver with 65.02m.

Nishad won gold in the men’s long jump T47 with a leap of 7.11m. Ravanni Valasanaini won bronze in the women’s 1500m T11 in 5:41.85, after fellow Indian Rakshitha Raju was disqualified.

Para Swimming: Ravi Karthik Budigina won silver in the men’s 100m freestyle S13 in 56.68 seconds. It is India’s first swimming medal at these Games.

Para Judo: Kapil Parmar won bronze in the men’s J1 -70kg, India’s first judo medal at these Games. Kokila Kaushiklate won silver in the women’s J2 -52kg, losing the final to Kyrgyzstan’s Aibike Ulanbek Kyzy.

Para Shooting: Mona Agarwal won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 with a Games record of 250.0. Avani Lekhara took silver with 249.6, giving India its first 1-2 finish in shooting at the Asian Para Games.