New Delhi, June 26: India continued to make its presence felt in the 11th edition of the Special Olympic games in Dublin, Ireland, picking two gold, two silver and one bronze medal on the fourth day of the competition today. The medal shopping saw India's kitty swell to 19 with three days of competition still to go. It was the 5km time trial cycling event which saw india's Kariayappa Kumar grab the gold. The silver in the same event went to Niraj Mitra. Yashodha Ramachandran fetched the silver for the country in women's cycling event (5km time trial). Pooja Tulshankar was the other star for India, clinching the top honour in table tennis singles event, according to information received here.
Saritha Karannathu of Kerala managed to win a bronze in 25m backstroke aquatics event.

As many as 7,000 athletes with learning disabilities are participating in 21 Olympic-style disciplines in the event.

India, fielding an 83-member contingent in the games, is taking part in 11 events.

Bureau Report