Sheetal Devi wins double gold at Asian Para Games

India’s medal tally at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya, Japan, climbed to 88 on Thursday, including 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze medals. Armless archer Sheetal Devi claimed two gold medals within two hours, while Indian para-athletes continued their impressive performances across multiple disciplines.

Sheetal Devi shines with two archery golds

The 19-year-old world champion partnered with Toman Kumar to defend the mixed team title, defeating Indonesia 151-148. She later overcame a four-point deficit to beat Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139 in the women’s individual final.

Swati Chaudhary also made history by securing India’s first Asian Para Games medal in the W1 archery category, winning silver.

Para-athletics leads India’s medal surge

Para-athletics remained India’s biggest medal contributor with 52 medals, including 18 gold.

Suvarna Raj won the women’s F54 discus throw gold with a 15.66-metre effort. Shailesh Kumar led an Indian clean sweep in men’s high jump T63, setting a Games record of 1.89 metres.

Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Dilip Mahadu Gavit claimed gold in their respective 400-metre T47 events. Dharmaraj Solairaj successfully defended his long jump title with an Asian record of 7.15 metres.

Swimming, badminton and table tennis add medals

Teenage swimmer Ravi Budigina secured his third medal of the Games with a bronze in the men’s 50-metre freestyle S13 event. Kapil Kumar won silver, while Swatik Patil and Tejas Nandakumar claimed bronze medals.

In badminton, Pramod Bhagat and Nitesh Kumar advanced to the men’s singles SL3 final, ensuring India both gold and silver. Indian shuttlers also secured five bronze medals.

Bhavina Patel and Subham Wadhwa added a bronze in mixed doubles XD7 table tennis.