With 21 medals in Para-Badminton at the Asian Para Games 2023, the Indian Para-Badminton contingent has etched itself in the history books, recording its best-ever return in the multi-sport competition. India’s medal count in the discipline means they finished level with leaders China, who led the table ahead of Indonesia (14) in second place owing to their higher gold claims. (Medal Tally | Full Coverage | Sports News)
Four of the 21 medals the Indian Para-Badminton team clinched were gold, all coming on Friday, October 27, 2023, at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China. Pramod Bhagat (SL3), Suhas Yathiraj (SL4), and Thuslimathi Murugesan (SU5) finished top of the podium in their respective singles categories, while Nitesh Kumar and Tarun Dhillon matched the feat in doubles.
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Overall, the Indian contingent collected four gold, four silver, and 13 bronze medals across the week-long tournament. The total of 21 is not only the Indian Para-Badminton team’s best return at the Games - under the Asian Para Games banner since 2010 - but is also more than the previous three editions combined.
The Indian Para-Badminton team claimed the sole bronze in Guangzhou 13 years earlier at the Asian Para Games 2010. They increased their medal count to six four years later and then nine in 2018.
As things stand, the Indian Para contingent is fourth in the table, behind hosts China, Iran, and Japan, with 96 medals - 24 of them gold, 29 silver, and 43 bronze.
