Nagoya, October 20, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
India secured a double podium finish in the women’s 200m T12 category at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, with Paralympic medallist Simran Sharma winning gold and debutant Tejalben Damor claiming bronze.
Simran set a new Games record with a time of 24.80 seconds, finishing ahead of Iran’s Hajjar Safarzadeh, who clocked 25.02 seconds.
A bronze medallist in the 200m T12 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and a world champion in the 100m, Simran improved on her silver-medal performance at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, where she clocked 26.12 seconds. She improved her time by 1.32 seconds to secure gold in Nagoya.
Tejalben, a visually impaired T12 para-athlete from Gujarat, delivered an impressive performance to finish third in 25.23 seconds, recording a personal best.
Simran’s career includes a bronze medal in the 200m T12 event and a fourth-place finish in the 100m T12 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She also won two silver medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
She has enjoyed considerable success at the World Para Athletics Championships, winning gold and silver in 2021, gold in 2019 and 2024, and gold in the 100m T12 and silver in the 200m T12 in 2025.
Tejalben began her para-sports journey in 2022 and has steadily progressed in sprint events. In September 2026, she won gold in the women’s 200m T12 at the Dubai Para Athletics Grand Prix, clocking 25.47 seconds.
Earlier on Tuesday, India also secured two medals in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian Para Games, with Pradeep Kumar winning silver and Ayush Verma taking bronze.
Pradeep, competing in the F54 category, registered a personal best of 27.45 metres on his final attempt to claim silver. Ayush, competing in the F53 category, recorded his personal best of 17.88 metres on his fifth attempt to secure bronze, earning sufficient Raza points to finish on the podium.
The silver was Pradeep’s second in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian Para Games, following his performance at the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, China. He also won gold at the National Para Athletics Championships in 2026.
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