India’s medal tally soared to nine on Day 2 of the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 on Wednesday.
Continuing on their stellar performance from the opening day, India two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal secured across two sporting disciplines.
Bharti (division F25) clinched a gold medal in the Novice Slalom Final, while Harshita Thakur (division F26) secured a bronze in the same event. It was the second consecutive gold for India while Harshita had clinched silver on the inaugural day.
In the alpine skiing, Nirmala Devi (division F06) clinched gold while Radha Devi (division F01) earned silver in the Intermediate Giant Slalom Final while Abhishek Kumar, (division M02), claimed silver in the Novice Giant Slalom Final.
“We are extremely proud that our athletes have kicked off the Special Olympics World Winter Games campaign on such a successful note. We have already secured nine medals, six of them in Snowboarding.
“Their hard work is paying off, and they are determined to further boost this medal tally, aiming to break records and bring home a historic number of medals,” Anoop Kumar Sharma, India’s head coach for Snowboarding, said praising the efforts of the athletes.
The Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 featured over 1,500 athletes from 102 countries.
While the total number of sporting disciplines being played at the tournament is eight, the Indian contingent is participating in six events- Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Alpine Skiing, Speed Skating, Floorball and Cross Country Skiing.