India's Ashok Wins Silver in Men's 65kg Powerlifting at 2026 Asian Para Games
India's Ashok Malik won the silver medal in the men's 65kg powerlifting event at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Nagoya, lifting 192kg. He finished behind China's Zou Yi, who took gold with 216kg, while Indonesia's Margono earned bronze with 177kg. Ashok, a 37-year-old polio survivor from Sonipat district, Haryana, opened with 187kg and failed to lift 201kg in his final attempt. Para powerlifting tests upper body strength for athletes with lower limb impairments.
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news18 broke this story on 20 Oct, 04:31 am. Other outlets followed.