India Shines on Day 2 of Asian Para Games 2026 with 35 Medals

India's Stellar Performance at the Asian Para Games

On October 20, India showcased an outstanding performance during Day 2 of the Asian Para Games 2026, boosting its medal count to 35, which includes nine gold, 11 silver, and 15 bronze medals, placing them sixth overall.

In the men's discus throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event, India achieved a remarkable podium sweep with Devender Kumar taking gold, Rakesh earning silver, and Pardeep Kumar securing bronze.

Additional highlights included silver medals for Preeti Pal, Manish Narwal, and para powerlifter Ashok Kumar Malik. Athletes Hokato Hotozhe, Praveen Sharma, Ayush Verma, and Niranjan Mukundan also contributed bronze medals, while Indian competitors excelled in para table tennis and shooting.

This impressive medal tally marked a significant day for India at the Asian Para Games, with athletes excelling across various sports and reaching notable milestones.

Indian competitors delivered record-breaking performances and secured podium finishes in para-athletics, para table tennis, para shooting, para powerlifting, and para-swimming, highlighting the country's strong showing at this continental event.

In para-athletics, Simran Sharma won gold in the women's 200m T12 event, setting a Games record with a time of 24.80 seconds. Tejalben Damor also earned bronze in the same event, clocking a personal best of 25.23 seconds.

Iran's Hajjar Safarzadeh finished closely behind in second place with a time of 25.02 seconds, while China's Yaqin Shen came in fourth at 26.49 seconds.

Deepthi Jeevanji defended her title in the women's 400m T20 event, winning gold in 56.36 seconds and establishing another Games record.

The Paris 2024 Paralympics bronze medalist dominated the race, finishing over two seconds ahead of Japan's Niina Kanno, who took silver in 58.92 seconds.

In field events, Nishad Kumar secured gold in the men's high jump T47 event, clearing 2.04 meters to set a new Games record at the 5th Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

Pranav Soorma also achieved gold in the men's discus throw F51/F52/F53 event, breaking the Asian record with a throw of 11.66 meters.

Previously a silver medalist in men's club throw at the Paris Paralympics 2024, Pranav excelled in discus throw, setting a new benchmark.

India completed a podium sweep in the men's discus throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event, with Devender Kumar winning gold, Rakesh taking silver, and Pradeep Kumar earning bronze.

Pradeep Kumar added another medal to India's tally by winning silver in the men's javelin throw F53/F54 event, while Ayush Verma secured bronze.

Preeti Pal earned silver in the women's 200m T35 event, improving her time from 32.19 seconds in the 2022 Asian Para Games to 29.53 seconds in 2026. China's Zhou Xia won gold with a Games record of 28.03 seconds.

Praveen Sharma and Hokato Hotozhe Sema also won bronze medals in their respective shot put events.

India had a successful outing in para table tennis, winning five bronze medals through Bhavina Patel, Sonalben Patel, Baby Sahana Ravi, Prachi Pandey, and Jehan Dorab Madan.

Baby Sahana Ravi made history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the women's standing category at the Asian Para Games, contributing to India's best-ever performance in para table tennis.

In para shooting, Tokyo Paralympic champion Manish Narwal won silver in the men's 10m air pistol SH1 event with a score of 233.7 points, improving on his bronze medal from 2022 and securing a quota place for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.

Debutant Shrishti Arora also made her presence felt, winning bronze in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 event with a score of 214.7, finishing behind Iran's Sareh Javanmardi and Faezeh Ahmadi.

India added another silver in para powerlifting, with Ashok finishing second in the men's 65kg category after lifting 192kg, improving from his bronze medal in the previous edition.

In para-swimming, Himanshu Nandal secured bronze in the men's 400m freestyle S11 event, while Niranjan Mukundan added another bronze in the men's 200m individual medley SM7 category.

With gold medals, record-breaking performances, and historic achievements across various disciplines, India continued its strong campaign on Day 2 of the Asian Para Games, raising its overall medal tally to 35 and maintaining sixth place in the standings.