Special Olympics World Games | Indian team crosses 150-medal mark on penultimate day
The Hindu
Roller skaters continued to impress as they grabbed two gold and three silvers on the penultimate day to help India go past 150-medal mark at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
Roller skaters continued to impress as they grabbed two gold and three silvers on the penultimate day to help India go past 150-medal mark at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
India now have a whopping 157 medals (66 gold, 50 silver, 41 bronze) with a day left in the Games.
Arayan (300m) and Deepen (1000m) were the gold medal winner roller skaters.
The Indian men mixed 5x5 basketball team beat Portugal 6-3 to claim gold. The women's 5x5 team settled for a silver after losing to Sweden in the final on Saturday.
In volleyball, India beat Korea 2-0 in the men's/mixed bronze medal match. In the women's unified team event, India won gold, beating UAE in a topsy-turvy contest.
In tennis, Swaraaj Singh lost to Tamas Torok to win silver in the men's singles Level 5 event.
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