Asian Para Games
Asian Para Games 2026: Simran Sharma, Dilip Gavit clinch gold medals – Highlights
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The 2026 Asian Para Games action continued to roll in thick and fast from Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
India has already climbed to 35 medals in just two days with nine gold medals and was placed sixth in the medal tally.
There were multiple medals on offer for India in sports like para archery, para athletics, para judo, para powerlifting, para swimming, boccia, and more on Wednesday
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 21 Oct 2026 8:30 AM IST
Para Badminton, Men's Singles SU5 QFs: Hardik Makkar knocked out
Hardik Makkar lost to Japan's Taiyo Imai in straight games 14-21, 8-21. With this loss Hardik's men's singles campaign comes to an end.

- 21 Oct 2026 8:28 AM IST
Para Athletics, Men's Shot Put F46 Final: A Podium Sweep for India; Sachin Khilari wins Gold
India completes its second podium sweep of the Games as Sachin Khilari, Mohd Yasser, and Parveen won gold, silver, and bronze, respectively.
The Paralympic medalist, Sachin, set a new Games record of 15.87m on his final throw to win the title, followed by Yasser (15.06m) and Parveen (14.94 m).

- 21 Oct 2026 8:07 AM IST
Para Athletics, Men's 100m T37 Final: Rakeshbhai Bhatt wins Bronze with a new personal best
He clocks his personal best time of 11.50s to finish third in the final and earn a bronze medal.
Saudi's Ali Alnakhli claimed the title with 11.31s, followed by Indonesia's Saptoyogo Purnomo (11.35s)

- 21 Oct 2026 7:58 AM IST
Para Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 heats: Rohit Kumar in final
India's Rohit Kumar qualified for the men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 final at the Asian Para Games 2026, clocking 1:58.43 to secure the third-fastest time in the heats.

- 21 Oct 2026 7:50 AM IST
Para Athletics, Men's High Jump T64: Praveen finishes with 2.05m
Despite having secured the gold medal at 1.95m, Praveen Kumar goes further up.
He clears 2.00m with his first attempt, before taking three tries to clear 2.05m. Retires then. DOMINATION!
That's also an Asian Para Games record now for Praveen.
- 21 Oct 2026 7:49 AM IST
Para Badminton, Men's Singles SL4 Quarterfinals: Naveen Sivakumar in semis
Naveen Sivakumar advanced to the semifinals of men's singles SL4 category. He best South Korea's Kyung Hwan Shin 21-14, 21-4 in 26 minutes to be assured of a medal.
Earlier, Paralympic medalist Suhas Yathiraj also advanced to the semis.

- 21 Oct 2026 7:42 AM IST
Para Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke SB11 Heats: Himanshu Nandal in final
Himanshu Nandal clocked 1:21.52s in men's 100m Breaststroke SB11 heats to qualify for the final. Himanshu has won a bronze in men's 400m freestyle S11. He qualified as the fourth fastest swimmer.

- 21 Oct 2026 7:37 AM IST
Para Athletics, Men's High Jump T64: Double Podium for India!
Praveen Kumar and Banti combine to earn a double podium for India in men's high jump T64!
Two-time Paralympic medallist Praveen takes the gold medal, equalling the Games record of 1.95m while Banti wins silver at 1.92m!

- 21 Oct 2026 7:20 AM IST
Para Athletics, Men's Long Jump T13: Sujith MS finishes 6th!
Just two valid jumps for Sujith MS in men's long jump T13 final. He finishes sixth with a best effort of 5.74m.

- 21 Oct 2026 7:13 AM IST
Para Badminton, Men's Singles SU5 Quarterfinals: Ruthick Ragupathi exits
Ruthick Ragupathi's campaign in the men's singles SU5 category ended with a straight-game loss to China's Mingpan Li 19-21, 14-21 in 37 minutes.

