Gold Rush for India at 2023 Special Olympics in Berlin
India registered its first gold medal at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games as Gitanjali Nagbekar won the gold in the 800 m level C, which will be a gold rush, with as many as three more added by the end of the day's action. India registered its first gold medal at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games as gitanjali nagbekar won the gold medal in the 800 m level c. It all started early in the morning at the Hans-Brown-Stadion at Olympia Park, and Gitanjali was nearly eight seconds ahead of the runner-up to put India on the board early in the day with a time of 4:31:40. Soon after, India added a silver medal in the men's 800m. Heavy rains meant action on track and field was halted, and the focus shifted to indoor stadiums across Berlin.
Indian athletes were active in handball, badminton, powerlifting, swimming and roller skating. At the pool, Dinesh Shanmugam maintained his form before winning the silver medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke with a time of 46.59 seconds in level A. Later that day, Madhav also confirmed the Indian team's gold medal in the 25 m breaststroke event.
But the real highlight came from the roller skating rink, where Indian athletes took eight medals (two gold, two silver and four bronze) throughout the day.
After several spectacular performances in the 30m straight, the Indian athletes came down to the 500m race and by a large cheering crowd Saraswati became the first to win a gold medal, dominating the race from the start as well as outrunning her rivals to take the lead. Haryana wore a blade six months ago and was always seen as a high achievement from the start.
"We always knew she had it but there was a lack of financial support from her family. Now that she has made a big achievement, we hope there will be more support for her and athletes like her nationwide," coach Anil Kumar said.
Three races later reached another high, with two Indians, Deep Prakash Sachrani and Angelina Mary Poussin, in the same 500-meter race. Deep slowly built the lead ahead of the first 100 meters. For more than 400 meters, India looked like it would trap two medals on the podium, but Angelina won the gold medal in fourth place.
Meanwhile, India also clinched six medals in powerlifting, Tusharnath Singh won silver in the men's bench press, bronze in the men's deadlift, and Junki Fahadin won 52kg of deadlift in the women's bench press and four silver in the combined event. 토토사이트