India’s medal tally at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, rose to 35 after a record-breaking second day, with five gold medals taking its overall haul to nine gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze. India stood sixth in the overall standings, as of 20 October.
Deepthi Jeevanji defended her 400m T20 title in an Asian Para Games record of 56.36 seconds, improving on her previous winning time of 56.59 seconds. Nishad Kumar claimed his second gold of the Games, clearing 2.04m to win the high jump T47 with a new Games record, after his long jump gold on Monday.
Simran won the 200m T12 gold in a Games record of 24.80 seconds, while Tejalben Damor took bronze with a personal best of 25.23 seconds.
India also secured gold medals through Pranav Soorma, who set an Asian record of 11.66m in the men’s discus F51/F52/F53, and Devender Kumar, who led an Indian clean sweep in another discus event. India continued its medal run at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with successes across athletics, table tennis, shooting, powerlifting and swimming. Ram Ratan Singh won discus silver, while Devender Kumar claimed gold. Pradeep Kumar secured javelin silver and Preeti Pal added silver in the 200m T35. Indian athletes also won shot put bronzes.
The para table tennis team secured five bronze medals, its best-ever tally at a single edition, with Baby Sahana Ravi and Prachi Pandey becoming the first Indians to medal in the standing category. Manish Narwal won shooting silver and secured a quota place for the LA 2028 Paralympics, while Shrishti Arora took bronze. Ashok Kumar Malik won powerlifting silver, and swimmers Himanshu Nandal and Niranjan Mukundan added bronze medals.
India is aiming to build on its record 111-medal haul at Hangzhou 2023, where it finished fifth overall.
Para Asian Games team celebrates cultural heritage
India’s contingent showcased the country’s rich heritage at the Para Asian Games opening ceremony, with athletes wearing ceremonial blazers featuring motifs inspired by its 5,000-year-old civilisation.
More than 100 athletes participated in the ceremony, led by Paralympic medallist sprinter Simran Sharma and leading shuttler Pramod Bhagat, who carried the national flag.
The blazers featured designs inspired by Indus Valley seals, highlighting the ancient civilisation’s script and motifs.
The Paralympic Committee of India said the team’s ceremonial blazers symbolised 5,000 years of Indian civilisation. They featured SaptSindhu, representing the land of seven rivers and the Saraswati, on the collar, while the Tricolour was displayed on the pocket.
India has sent a 281-member contingent, including 168 athletes, 112 men and 56 women, competing in 11 sports. The Games will conclude on October 24, with around 3,000 athletes from 45 nations participating under the motto “Imagine One Heart”.
India recorded its best performance at the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, finishing fifth with 111 medals, including 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze.
