Bareilly, Read. The players who have brought laurels to Uttar Pradesh at the international level in the Asian Para Games will be honored in Bareilly on Saturday. Girish Chandra Yadav, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the State Sports and Youth Welfare Department, will attend the function organized at BL Agro Stadium, Parsakheda as the chief guest. In the ceremony, 13 players from the state who won medals in the Asian Para Games will be honored.
UP players have won a total of 16 medals in the fifth Asian Para Games 2026 held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. These include five gold, seven silver and four bronze medals. To honor this achievement of the players, a program is being organized by BL Agro and UP Para Sports Association. The program will start from 11 am.
Among the medal winners, Simran Sharma won two gold medals in 100 and 200 meters T-12. Praveen Kumar won gold medal in high jump T-64 and Suvarna Raj won gold medal in discus throw F-54. Ayush Verma brought pride to the state by winning one gold and one bronze medal in javelin throw and shot put F-53.
Silver medal winners include Preeti Pal, Pradeep Kumar, Ajit Singh Yadav, Ram Ratan Singh, Varun Singh Bhati and Swati Chaudhary. Preeti Pal won two silver medals in 100 and 200 meters T-35. Whereas, Pradeep Kumar won javelin throw F-54, Ajit Singh Yadav won javelin throw F-46, Ram Ratan Singh won discus throw F-51, Varun Singh Bhati won high jump T-63 and Swati Choudhary won silver medal in Para Archery W-1.
Apart from Ayush Verma, those who won bronze medals include Anubhav Chaudhary, Prachi Pandey and Suhas Yathiraj. Anubhav won bronze medal in 100 meter T-35, Prachi won bronze medal in Para Table Tennis S-6 and Suhas Yathiraj won bronze medal in Para Badminton SL-4. Chief guest minister Girish Chandra Yadav will honor these players at the ceremony.
13 players who won 16 medals
UP players won a total of 16 medals including five gold, seven silver and four bronze in the Asian Para Games. Simran Sharma brought glory to the state by winning two gold medals, while Praveen Kumar, Suvarna Raj and Ayush Verma also won gold medals. Those who won silver medals included two medalists Preeti Pal along with Pradeep Kumar, Ajit Singh Yadav, Ram Ratan Singh, Varun Singh Bhati and Swati Choudhary. Whereas, bronze medals were won by Ayush Verma, Anubhav Chaudhary, Prachi Pandey and Suhas Yathiraj. The achievements of these 13 players have given the state a new identity on the international sports platform.
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