Asian Para Games: India Rise to Fifth with 62 Medals as Throwers Shine

Nagoya, October 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)

India climbed to fifth place in the medal standings at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, after an impressive Day 6 campaign featuring five gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals, taking the country’s overall tally to 62.

India now has 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals, with athletes delivering Games records, personal bests and a clean sweep in the men’s shot put F46.

Sachin Khilari led the throwing charge by winning gold in the men’s shot put F46 with a Games Record of 15.79 metres on his opening attempt. Mohd Yasser claimed silver with a season-best 15.06m, while Praveen took bronze with 13.83m.

Ayush Verma added gold in the men’s shot put F53 with an 8.16m effort. Bhagyashri Jadhav won silver in the women’s shot put F34 with a personal best of 8.19m, while Ravi Rongali secured bronze in the men’s shot put F40 with 10.02m.

India also collected medals in the javelin and discus events. Manjeet won silver in the men’s javelin throw F13 with a career-best 61.03m, while Sukhchain took bronze in the men’s javelin throw F55 with 29.94m. Karamjyoti won bronze in the women’s discus F55 with a personal best of 21.60m, and Haney secured bronze in the men’s discus F37 with 57.04m.

In the jumping events, defending champion Praveen Kumar won gold in the men’s high jump T44, clearing a Games Record height of 2.05m. Banti took silver with a personal best of 1.92m, while Shailesh Kumar won bronze in the men’s long jump T42 with a Games Record leap of 5.57m.

On the track, Dilip Gavit Mahadu won gold in the men’s 100m T47 in 10.69 seconds, ahead of Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi, who took silver in 10.72 seconds. Anubhav Choudhary won bronze in the men’s 100m T35 with a personal best of 12.72 seconds, while Pranav Desai secured bronze in the men’s 100m T64 in 11.96 seconds. Sharath Makanahalli added bronze in the men’s 1500m T12 with a season-best time of 4:11.01.

Simran also claimed her second gold medal of the Games, while Rakeshbhai Bhatt clocked a personal best of 11.50 seconds in the men’s 100m T37.

India’s medal tally received another boost in para archery, where Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won silver in the women’s compound doubles final. The Indian pair lost 141-150 to China’s Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing.