Last Updated on October 20, 2026 7:26 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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India continued its strong performance at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, today, as India’s medal tally has risen to 30, including seven gold, ten silver and thirteen bronze.
India’s Pranav Soorma won gold in the men’s discus throw F51/52/53 event, scoring 932 points and also setting a new Asian record of 11.66 metres in the F51 event, while Ram Ratan Singh clinched silver with a throw of 10.35 metres, scoring 809 points in the same event.
In the Women’s 200m T12 final, Simran clinched gold, clocking 24.80 seconds, setting a new Games record. Tejalben Damor also secured bronze, clocking 25.23 seconds in the same event.
Indian para-athlete Deepthi Jeevanji won gold in the women’s 400-metre T20 event, setting a new Games record with a time of 56.36 seconds.
In Powerlifting, Ashok won silver in the men’s 65-kilogram category with a lift of 192 kilograms. Shooter Manish Narwal also secured silver in the men’s 10-metre air pistol SH1 event, scoring 233.7 points. Shrishti Arora won bronze in the women’s 10-metre air pistol SH1 event, marking an impressive debut at the Games.
In the javelin throw, Pradeep Kumar won silver with a personal best throw of 27.45 metres, while Ayush Verma claimed bronze with a throw of 17.88 metres.
Swimmer Himanshu Nandal won bronze in the men’s 400-metre freestyle S11 event, clocking 5 minutes and 10.91 seconds to finish third.
India also won five bronze medals in para table tennis today. Jehan Dorab Madan won bronze in the Men’s Singles Class 1 event after losing 3-nil to South Korean Kim Hyeonuk. Baby Sahana Ravi also secured bronze in the women’s singles Class 9 event, while Prachi Pandey secured bronze in the women’s singles Class 6 event. Bhavina Patel secured bronze after facing a 3-nil defeat to China’s Zhang Bian in the Women’s Singles Class 4-5 semi-finals. Sonalben Patel also secured a bronze in the women’s singles Class 3 event after losing her semi-final against South Korea’s Yoon Jiyu in straight games.
In Para Archery, India has assured itself of at least five medals, with three Indian pairs reaching their respective finals. The recurve men’s pair of Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi, the recurve women’s pair of Bhawna and Pooja, and the compound women’s pair of Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag advanced to their gold medal match. In the individual events, Swati Chaudhary became the first Indian woman W1 archer to reach the final, while Sheetal Devi advanced to the women’s compound final.