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India Stuns The World Games 2025 With Record-Breaking 3 Medals

India has made history at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China, by finishing with three medals – one silver and two bronze. This is India’s best-ever performance at the event. Earlier, India’s top performance was way back in 1989, when the country won two medals in powerlifting at the Karlsruhe Games in Germany.

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Details of India’s Medals:

Archery: Rishabh Yadav brought home India’s first medal at Chengdu by winning bronze in the men’s compound archery event.

Wushu: Namrata Batra made history by winning silver in the women’s sanda 52kg event on August 19. This was India’s first-ever medal in wushu at the World Games! The 24-year-old, who is a four-time national champion and last year’s Asian Championship silver medallist, lost to local star Mengyue Chen of China in the final.

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Word Check: 

Wushu means “martial arts” in Chinese. It has two disciplines:

  • Sanda: A full-contact combat sport, much like kickboxing.
  • Taolu: A mix of martial arts and gymnastics, where athletes score points for their choreography and moves.

Roller Sports: Anandkumar Velkumar clinched bronze in the men’s 1000m inline speed skating track event, giving India its first medal in roller sports at the World Games.

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Nithya Sre Sivan Wins Bronze At Paris 2024 Paralympics

Nithya Sre Sivan won the bronze medal in the newly-introduced women’s singles badminton SH6 class at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

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What is the SH6 category?

Athletes competing in the SH6 class have short stature and play in standing positions. S in SH stands for ‘standing’ while H stands for ‘short stature’.

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Harvinder Singh Becomes First Indian Archer To Win Paralympic Gold

Harvinder Singh has won India’s first-ever Paralympic gold medal in archery. He participated in the men’s individual recurve open event. This was his second medal at the Paralympics as he won bronze at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was India’s first ever medal in archery in Paralympics.

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Archers competing in the open category may have an impairment in the legs and use a wheelchair or have a balance impairment and shoot standing or resting on a stool.

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India’s First Paralympic Medal In Judo

Kapil Parmar, a visually impaired judo athlete, made history by becoming India’s first Paralympic medalist in judo, securing a bronze in the men’s 60kg J1 category.

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What is the J1 category?

Athletes with vision impairment are classified under the J1 category.

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Indian Wins Silver And Bronze Medals In Javelin Throw

Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s javelin throw F46 class.

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What is the F46 category?

Athletes in the F46 sports class have their arms/hands affected by impairments, for example by above or below elbow amputations.

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