A look back at India's performance at Asian Para Games 2022
India sent a 303-member contingent to compete across 17 different disciplines
India’s 4th Asian Para Games appearance concluded as the nation’s best-ever performance. India secured 108 medals, including 27 gold, 32 silver and 49 bronze to finish sixth on the medal tally. The competition took place in Hangzhou, China, having been postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What made this performance even more special was that India crossed the 100-medal threshold for the first time in Asian Para Games history, comfortably surpassing its previous best of 72 medals set at the 2018 Jakarta Games.
The nation had initially finished fifth in the overall medal table, with a total of 111 medals [29 gold, 31 silver, 51 bronze]. However, Neeraj Yadav was stripped of his gold medals due to doping violations while some medals were reallocated, leaving India sixth with 108 medals.
On that note, let’s revisit India’s results across various disciplines from the Hangzhou edition.
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Here’s how India performed at the 2022 Asian Para Games
Para-Archery
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Archery produced one of the breakout stories of the Games through 16-year-old armless archer Sheetal Devi, who won three medals in Hangzhou.
Competing using her feet and shoulder, Sheetal claimed gold in the women’s individual compound event and partnered with Rakesh Kumar to win gold in the mixed team compound. She also secured silver in women’s compound doubles alongside Sarita.
India finished the archery competition with seven medals, including two gold, three silver and two bronze.
Para-Athletics
Athletics was India’s most successful discipline, contributing 55 medals to the overall tally, including 18 gold, 17 silver and 20 bronze.
Tokyo Paralympic champion Sumit Antil headlined the campaign by setting a world record throw of 73.29 m in the men’s javelin throw F64 event. Sundar Singh Gurjar added another world record in the javelin F46 category with a throw of 68.60 m.
Ankur Dhama made history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two gold medals in a single Asian Para Games edition, sweeping both the men’s T11 1500 m and 5000 m races. Nishad Kumar secured gold in the high jump T47, while Deepthi Jeevanji set an Asian Games record to capture gold in the women’s 400 m T20.
Para-Chess
India’s para-chess players contributed eight medals to the overall tally, including two gold, one silver, and five bronze.
The contingent excelled in both individual and team events, with Darpan Inani claiming individual gold in the Men’s Individual Rapid VI-B1 category and leading the men’s team to gold in the same event alongside Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (silver) and Ashvin Makwana (bronze). Their strong showing added crucial points to India’s top-five finish in the standings.
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Para-Badminton
India’s para-badminton contingent delivered an impressive performance, finishing with 21 medals including four gold, four silver, and 13 bronze.
World champion Pramod Bhagat took gold in the men’s singles SL3 category, while Suhas Yathiraj clinched gold in the men’s singles SL4 event. Kumar Nitesh secured silver in SL3 singles and paired with Tarun Dhillon to capture gold in men’s doubles (SL3–SL4).
The contingent showed immense depth across both standing and wheelchair categories, securing a steady run of bronze medal finishes in singles and doubles events.
Para-Canoeing
Prachi Yadav led India’s campaign on the water, winning gold in the women’s KL2 event and adding a silver in the VL2 category.
India finished the para-canoeing events with four medals in total, including one gold, one silver and two bronze.
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Para-Shooting
Indian para-shooters secured six medals, comprising two gold, two silver and two bronze.
Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara set an Asian Para Games record to win gold in the women’s 10 m air rifle standing SH1 event.
Sidhartha Babu claimed India’s second shooting gold in the R6 50 m rifle prone SH1 category, while Rudransh Khandelwal took silver in the P4 50 m pistol SH1 event.
Other disciplines
Indian athletes also secured podium finishes across powerlifting, judo, rowing, table tennis, swimming and taekwondo.
Bhavina Patel won bronze in women’s singles table tennis Class 4, while Sandeep Dangi claimed another bronze in men’s singles Class 1. In judo, Kapil Parmar secured silver in the men’s J1 −60kg category after reaching the final. These performances added to India’s record-breaking medal haul at the Hangzhou Games.
How did India perform at the 2022 Asian Para Games?
India produced a historic performance at the 2022 Asian Para Games, breaching the 100-medal mark for the first time and finishing with their best-ever medal haul in the competition’s history.
What was India’s medal tally at the 2022 Asian Para Games?
India clinched 108 medals in the Hangzhou edition of the tournament, with 27 gold, 32 silver and 49 bronze medals.
Where did India finish in the medal tally at the 2022 Asian Para Games?
India finished sixth in the final medal tally with, level with Thailand on medals won (108) and gold medals (27), but ahead with 32 silver medals against Thailand’s 26.
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