- Uttar Pradesh finished second in the medals table with 62 medals (25 gold, 23 silver, and 14 bronze) while Tamil Nadu finished third with 42 medals (20 gold, 8 silver, and 14 bronze).
Medal Tally:
Ranking | State/UT | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Haryana | 40 | 39 | 26 | 105 |
2 | Uttar Pradesh | 25 | 23 | 14 | 62 |
3 | Tamil Nadu | 20 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
4 | Gujarat | 15 | 22 | 20 | 57 |
5 | Maharashtra | 12 | 7 | 16 | 35 |
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Mascot: ‘Ujjwala’, a sparrow, reminds strength comes in many forms and the human spirit is unbreakable.
Key Points:
i.Sheetal Devi (Jammu & Kashmir) won a gold medal in the open category of compound archery event.
- She is the only current female international archer to shoot with her feet.
- Previously she won two gold and a silver in 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games held in 2023.
ii.The 2021 Arjuna Awardee Bhavina Patel (Gujarat) won a gold medal in the Women’s Singles – Class 4 Table Tennis event.
iii. Pranav Soorma(Haryana) breaks the Asian record in the club throw event with 33.54 metres which surpassed Indian player Dharambir’s previous record throw of 31.09m.
- He won the gold medal in the men’s F51 category club throw event.
iv.The inaugural Khelo India Para Games was organized at three venues in Delhi – Indira Gandhi Stadium, JawaharLal Nehru Stadium and Karni Singh Shooting Range.
About Khelo India Para Games:
i.Khelo India Para Games 2023 featured 7 sports disciplines: Para Archery, Para Athletics, Para Badminton, Para Table Tennis, Para Powerlifting, CP Football, and Para Shooting.
- It witnessed the participation of 1500 athletes from 28 states and 8 Union Territories(UT).
ii.The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has organized five Khelo India Youth Games (2018,2019,2020,2021, & 2022), three Khelo India University Games (2020,2021 & 2022), three Khelo India Winter Games(2020,2021 & 2022), and one Khelo India Para Games (2023) under the ‘Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports’ , launched in 2017.
About the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS):
Union Minister– Anurag Singh Thakur (Constituency- Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh)
Minister of State (MoS)– Nisith Pramanik (Constituency- Coochbehar, West Bengal)