Suvarna Raj wins women's discus throw gold at Asian Para Games

India's Suvarna Raj won the gold medal in the women's F54 discus throw event at the Asian Para Games with a best effort of 15.66m on Thursday. Suvarna delivered a consistent performance, recording four throws beyond the 15-metre mark in her six attempts. She produced her gold-medal-winning effort in the fifth attempt to finish on top of the podium.Iran's Shahla Hadidi finished second with 15.45m, while Vietnam's Thi Ngoc Thuy Nguyen took bronze with 14.65m.
Swati Chaudhary created history by winning India's first-ever medal in the W1 category of archery at the Asian Para Games, settling for silver after losing to China's Cen Mengkan in the women's individual final on Thursday. The top-seeded Indian, coached by Athens Olympian Satyadev Prasad at Gurukul Archery Academy in Meerut, squandered a 4-2 lead to lose 4-6 to Mengkan in a final of fluctuating fortunes. Swati went down 25-17, 21-22, 22-21, 20-30, 21-28 as the world No. 23 Chinese archer produced a strong finish to clinch her maiden Asian Para Games gold.