India At Asian Para Games 2023: Dilip Gavit Wins India's?100th?Medal

India crossed the coveted 100 medal mark with the 26th gold clinched by Dilip Gavit in the men's T-47 400m event on Saturday.

Outlook Sports Desk

Updated on: 28 October 2023 2:49 am

India's Dilip Gavit

Indian para-athletes continued their perfect run at the fourth Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.(Medal Tally?|?Full Coverage)

India crossed the coveted 100 medal mark when Dilip Gavit clinched the country's 26th gold medal in the men’s T-47 400m event on Saturday.

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— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 28, 2023

Earlier, India had overtaken its best-ever gold medal tally in the Asian Para Games, going past its numbers from 2018.

India till now has 26 gold, 30 silver and 45 bronze at the time of writing.?India's previous best medal tally was the 72 medals they had won in 2018 [15 golds, 24 silver and 33 bronze medals].