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Published: 2026-10-21 23:50:50Another record-breaking day for India at the Asian Para Games, with 27 medals! ๐ฎ๐ณ 21 Oct in Aichi-Nagoya: 5 Golds ๐ฅ, 12 Silvers ๐ฅ and 10 Bronzes ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ Athletics led the way again. Praveen Kumar won the high jump T44 with a Games record, with Banti taking silver on a personal best of 1.92m. Sachin Khilari threw a Games record 15.87m to win the shot put F46, and Mohd Yasser and Parveen made it an India sweep with silver and bronze. Simran set another Games record, 12.02s, in the 100m T12 for her second gold of these Games. Dilip Mahadu Gavit won the 100m T47 in 10.69s, with Mohammed Basil taking silver in 10.72s. Ayush Verma won the shot put F53 with 8.16m. Silvers also came from Preeti Pal, Akira Banothu, Manjeet, Bhagyashri Jadhav and Sharath Makanahalli. Bronzes came from Ravi Rongali, Pranav Desai, Karamjyoti, Shailesh Kumar, Haney, Rakeshbhai Bhatt and Anubhav Choudhary. ๐ Ravi Karthik Budigina won his second silver in the pool, in the 100m backstroke S13, and Rohit Kumar took bronze in the 100m backstroke SB4. ๐๏ธ Kasthuri Rajamani won silver in the womenโs 67kg powerlifting. ๐ธ Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai won silver in the menโs doubles SH6. Alphia James and Pallavi Kaluvehalli won Indiaโs first-ever wheelchair badminton medal, a bronze in the womenโs doubles WH1-WH2. ๐ฏ Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won silver in the compound womenโs doubles. Which performance stood out for you today? Let us know in the comments below ๐ #AsianParaGames #AichiNagoya2026
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