Last Updated on October 21, 2026 11:04 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
India continued its impressive performance at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as the country bagged 27 medals including 5 Gold, 11 Silver and 11 Bronze today. With this, India’s medal tally has risen to 62 including 14 Gold, 22 Silver and 26 Bronze. India is currently in 5th position in the medal tally.
Dilip Gavit won the men’s 100 metre T46/47 combined event gold medal while compatriot Mohammed Morssinganakath Basil clinched the silver in the same event today.
The 23-year-old Gavit, a T46 athlete, clocked 10.69 seconds to finish on top. Basil, a T47 athlete, clinched the silver with a Games record time of 10.72 seconds. In the men’s 100 metre T35 event, Anubhav Choudhary got Bronze medal.
Rakeshbhai Bhatt also won bronze medal in men’s 100 meter T37 event. Sharath Makanahalli won a bronze medal in the men’s 1500m T12 event. Sukhchain settled for bronze in the men’s Javelin throw F55 event.
In the Men’s Shot put F46 event, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari clinched gold, Mohd. Yasser bagged silver and Parveen got bronze. Khilari led the Indian triumph with a record-breaking throw of 15.87 metres. Ayush Verma also won gold in the men’s Shot put F53 event today, adding a second medal to his tally.
Praveen Kumar won gold in the men’s high jump T44/64 with a Games record, while Banti bagged silver in the same event in Aichi Nagoya today. Praveen sailed over 2.05 metre to win the gold while Banti produced a personal best of 1.92m to take the silver. Shailesh Kumar bagged the bronze medal in the men’s long jump T42/T61/T63 event.
Indian sprinter Simran collected her second gold medal at the Asian Para Games by winning the women’s 100 metre T12 competition with a Games record time of 12.02 seconds today. Simran had also won the 200 metre gold with a new Games record yesterday.
Teenage Indian pair of para-archers Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag clinched a silver medal after losing in the compound women’s doubles final today. Swati Chaudhary and Adil Mohamed Nazir Ansari won bronze in the mixed team W1 recurve event.
Indian swimmer Ravi Budigina won a silver medal in the men’s 100 metre backstroke S13 event, while Himanshu Nandal bagged bronze medal, finishing third in the men’s 100 metre breaststroke S11 event. Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai won the silver medal in the Men’s Doubles SH6 badminton event after three medals were assured in the SL4 category.
Haney produced a personal best of 57.04 metres in his final attempt to secure a bronze medal in the men’s discus throw F37 event. Paralympian Karamjyoti Dalal got bronze with a personal best throw in the women’s discus F55 event