Asian Para Games 2026: Ashok Malik wins silver in -65kg powerlifting final
The 37-year-old also took part in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, where he finished sixth. More recently, he took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and finished fourth. | Photo Credit: Screenshot via SAI Media/Instagram
The 37-year-old also took part in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, where he finished sixth. More recently, he took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and finished fourth. | Photo Credit: Screenshot via SAI Media/Instagram
Ashok Malik clinched silver in the men’s -65kg powerlifting category at the ongoing Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Tuesday.
He finished second with a best effort of 192kg, which he cleared in his second attempt. He started with 187kg in his first, but couldn’t clear 201 in his third and final attempt.
China’s Zou Yi, who holds the World Record, took home the gold medal with a best lift of 216kg. His World Record, which he set at Hangzhou 2022, stands at 222kg.
Indonesia’s Margono bagged the bronze with a best of 177kg, which he cleared in his final attempt.
Ashok had bagged bronze in the previous edition in the same category,
The 37-year-old also took part in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, where he finished sixth. More recently, he took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and finished fourth.
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