Paralympic champions Sumit Antil and Nitesh Kumar picked up gold medals as India finished the Asian Para Games 2026 with a record tally of 114 medals – 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze – in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday.
The haul surpassed India’s previous best of 111 medals – 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze – from Hangzhou 2023.
India’s para badminton contingent delivered a spectacular performance, headlined by reigning Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar, who defeated compatriot and reigning world champion Pramod Bhagat in the men’s singles SL3 final.
Nitesh secured gold with a straight-games victory, winning the final 21-18, 21-16.
In the women’s singles SU5, Thulasimathi Murugesan secured silver, while Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan added another silver in the women’s singles SH6 after going down to defending champion Li Fengmei of the People’s Republic of China.
The Indian women’s doubles pair of Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Joshi produced a memorable performance in the SL3-SU5 final, defeating reigning world champions Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian of China 21-16, 21-13 to clinch gold.
The victory marked an improvement on their silver-medal finish at the previous edition and established the duo as Asian Para Games champions.
In para archery, India celebrated historic achievements in both the men’s and women’s recurve doubles events.
Bhawna and Pooja secured silver in the women’s recurve doubles, earning India its first-ever medal in the event at the Asian Para Games.
Harvinder Singh and debutant Vijay Sundi added to the celebrations by clinching gold in the men’s recurve doubles, marking another milestone for Indian para archery.
India’s para athletics contingent produced a series of outstanding performances, highlighted by two landmark gold medals accompanied by world records.
Haney clinched gold in the men’s javelin throw F37/38 with a throw of 60.49m, establishing a new world record in the T37 category.
Debutant Sandeep then delivered a historic performance in the men’s 400m T64, winning gold in 52.28 and setting a new world record in the category. Ajay Kumar added bronze in the same event with a time of 53.61, making it a double-medal finish for India.
The men’s javelin throw F42–F44/F61–F64 witnessed a spectacular Indian podium sweep.
Two-time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil secured gold in the T64 category with a throw of 72.46m, scoring 1112 points.
Mahendra Gurjar claimed silver with a Games Record of 59.03m in the T42 category and a total of 1066 points while Sandip Sanjay Sargar won bronze with a Games Record of 64.48m in the T44 category and 1006 points.
India continued its success in the field events as Pranav Soorma clinched gold in the men’s club throw F51 with a new Games Record of 32.87m, surpassing the previous mark of 29.47m.
Dharambir secured bronze with a throw of 27.71m, giving India a double-podium finish.
In men’s javelin throw F40/F41, Navdeep won bronze with a throw of 42.55m, improving on his fourth-place finish at the Hangzhou 2023 edition. Rakeshbhai Bhatt added another bronze in the men’s 200m T37, while Sandeep secured bronze in the Men’s 100m T44 in 11.67 seconds, concluding his campaign with one gold, one bronze and a world record.
In para shooting, Mona Agarwal created history by winning gold in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 with a score of 357.5, setting both a new world record and an Asian Para Games record. It also made her the first Indian para-shooter to win a medal in this event at the Asian Para Games.
India’s para table tennis contingent added to the medal tally as Jehan Dorab Madan and Shubham Wadhwa secured bronze in the men’s doubles class MD4. At 50, Jehan became the oldest member of the Indian contingent to win a medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games.
The medal-winning performances continued in para swimming, where Himanshu Nandal secured bronze in the men’s 100m freestyle S11 with a time of 1:05.90, concluding his campaign with an impressive three bronze medals.
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