India finish with 22 medals in Asia-Oceania Para Powerlifting

NEW DELHI: Powerlifters Ashok and Sudhir qualified for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games as the Indian team finished with a rich haul of 22 medals in the 2022 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Pyeongtaek, South Korea that concluded on Monday.

Overall, the Indian team bagged six gold, four silver and 12 bronze as China topped the medal tally with 29 medals including 21 gold.

The gold medallists for India were Ashok, who took two gold in men's up to 65kg (total score) in Asia and Open events, and Joby Mathew, who took four gold medals in men's under 59kg (best lift and total score) in Masters' Asia and Open events.

On the final day of individual events, Sudhir claimed bronze in men's up to 88kg with the best lift of 214kg in the second round, to finish behind Paralympic and World Champion Abdelkareem Khattab of Jordan (241kg) and China's Jixiong Ye, who managed 233kg in his final round lift, the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) informed in a release. IANS

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