Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s dream run ended with a semi-final loss to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou. The Indians settled for bronze despite winning the opening game convincingly
The 25-year-old missed out on the direct qualification for the quarterfinals after coming behind New Zealand's Thomas Mackintosh (6:55.92), Stefanos Ntouskos (7:01.79) and Abdelkhalek Elbanna (7:05.06), respectively.
With 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze in their kitty, the Indian para athletes won four medals more than the record tally of 107 won by the able-bodied athletes in the Hangzhou Asian Games
Indian para-athletes on Saturday created history as they claimed their 100th medal of the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with Dilip Mahadu Gavit claiming a gold medal
Over five days, the shooting para-sport events will feature 101 athletes from 17 nations competing for top honors in 13 medal events at Hangzhou's Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre.
Abhishek Verma, the recipient of the silver medal in compound men's individual archery, expressed to ANI, "Our performance has been outstanding. With 107 medals earned, archery has made a significant contribution with nine."
India's remarkable Asian Games performance culminated with a final-day surge, clinching 12 medals and bringing their total tally to 107 - an astounding leap from their humble start with just one gold in 1990.
On Saturday, Vennam secured her third gold medal in women's compound archery, bringing the country one step closer to achieving its goal of 100 medals in this Asiad.
