Malayali athletes Basil and Alphia bring glory to India at Asian Para Games

NAGOYA: Malayali athletes Mohammed Basil and Alphia James have made the country proud by winning medals at the Asian Para Games.

Mohammed Basil, a native of Veliyankode in Malappuram, won silver in the men's T47 100m event, setting a new Games record.

Alphia James, from Piramadam in Thodupuzha, won bronze in wheelchair badminton doubles along with K. Pallavi. This is India's first-ever medal in wheelchair badminton at the Asian Para Games.

Indian athletes won 27 medals yesterday, including five gold medals. With a total of 62 medals, India is currently in fifth place in the medal standings.