Historic high! India win record five bronze medals in best-ever para TT show
India achieved its best-ever performance in para table tennis at the Asian Para Games, winning five bronze medals. The success included historic podium finishes in the standing category by Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey.
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This performance marks a significant milestone for Indian para-athletes, demonstrating growing competitiveness and infrastructure support in disability sports.
NEW DELHI: India scripted their best-ever performance in para table tennis at the Asian Para Games, securing five bronze medals in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday, with Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey creating history by becoming the country's first players to win medals in the standing category at the continental showpiece.The five-medal haul took India past their previous best of two bronze medals at the last edition of the Games. Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel and Sonalben Patel also finished on the podium after losing their respective women's singles semifinals, while Jehan Madan secured bronze in the men's singles Class 1 event.The landmark performance underlined India's growing presence in para table tennis, with medals coming across both standing and wheelchair categories.Sahana, Prachi break new ground in standing categoryTamil Nadu's Sahana went down 8-11, 2-11, 4-11 to China's Mao Jingdian, a five-time Paralympic gold medallist, in the Class 9 semifinal.Prachi, who has a…
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