Nagoya, October 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Indian para sprinter Simran Sharma clinched her second gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games on Wednesday, winning the women’s 100m T12 final in a Games-record time of 12.02 seconds.
Supported by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), Simran bettered her own Games record of 12.13 seconds, set during the heats, to secure the title. She had won silver in the same event at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with a timing of 12.68 seconds, improving her performance by 0.66 seconds to upgrade her medal to gold.
The victory followed another record-breaking performance on Tuesday, when Simran won the women’s 200m T12 gold in 24.80 seconds, also setting a Games record. The Paris Paralympics 2024 bronze medallist and world champion in the 100m improved on her silver-medal performance in Hangzhou, where she clocked 26.12 seconds. Debutante Tejalben Damor of Gujarat secured bronze in the 200m T12 with a personal best of 25.23 seconds.
India continued its strong showing in para-athletics on Day 6, adding medals across sprinting and javelin events.
Pranav Desai won bronze in the men’s 100m T64 in 11.96 seconds, improving on his fourth-place finish at the 2022 edition. India also secured a one-two finish in the men’s 100m T47, with Dilip Gavit Mahadu taking gold in 10.69 seconds and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi claiming silver in 10.72 seconds, a new Games record.
In the men’s javelin throw F55, Sukhchain won bronze with a personal best of 29.94 metres. China’s Feifei Zhou took gold with a world-record throw of 37.63 metres, while Iran’s Zafar Zaker won silver with a personal best of 36 metres.
Manjeet Vyas added silver in the men’s javelin F12/13 with a personal best of 61.03 metres. India also claimed two medals in the men’s javelin F53, with Pradeep Kumar winning silver at 27.45 metres and Ayush Verma taking bronze at 17.88 metres, both with personal bests.
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