India enjoyed another successful day at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with athletes winning medals across athletics, para-archery, swimming, badminton and powerlifting on Wednesday.
The Indian contingent’s medal tally reached 62, comprising 14 gold, 22 silver and 26 bronze medals. Athletics remained the biggest contributor, with Simran, Praveen Kumar and Sachin Khilari setting new Games records in their respective events.
Dilip Gavit and Ayush Verma were also among India’s gold medallists on Day 3, as the country continued its push for a strong finish in the eight-day competition.
Simran, Praveen Kumar And Sachin Khilari Lead India’s Gold Rush
Simran continued her impressive campaign by winning gold in the women’s 100m T12 event. The visually impaired sprinter clocked a Games-record time of 12.02 seconds to finish ahead of Iran’s Hajar Safarzadeh, who crossed the line in 12.30 seconds.
The victory added to Simran’s gold medal in the women’s 200m T12 event on Tuesday. She set Games records in both events within 24 hours.
Praveen Kumar also produced a record-breaking performance to win gold in the men’s high jump T44/64 event. Banti secured silver in the same competition, giving India two medals.
Sachin Khilari won gold in the men’s shot put F46 event with a Games-record throw of 15.87 metres. Mohammed Yasser claimed silver with 15.06 metres, while Parveen took bronze with 14.94 metres, completing an Indian podium sweep.
Ayush Verma added another gold by winning the men’s shot put F53 event, while Dilip Gavit finished first in the men’s 100m T46/47 combined event.
Gavit clocked 10.69 seconds to win gold, with compatriot Mohammed Morssinganakath Basil taking silver in 10.72 seconds.
India Continue To Collect Medals In Athletics
India’s athletes added several more medals in track and field events throughout the day.
Preeti Pal won silver in the women’s 100m T35 event, adding to the silver she secured in the 200m T35 competition on Tuesday.
Bhagyashri Jadhav took silver in the women’s shot put F34 event, while Mohd Yasser won another silver in the men’s shot put F46 competition. Manjeet also finished second in the men’s javelin F12/13 event.
India collected bronze medals through Anubhav Choudhary in the men’s 100m T35 event and Rakeshbhai Bhatt in the men’s 100m T37 competition.
The field events brought further success. Karamjyoti Dalal won bronze in the women’s discus throw F55 event with a personal-best effort of 21.60 metres. Sukhchain also claimed bronze in the men’s javelin throw F55 event after recording a personal best of 29.94 metres.
Shailesh Kumar secured bronze in the men’s long jump T42/61/63 event with an effort of 5.57 metres. Sharath Makanahalli finished third in the men’s 1500m T12 final with a season-best time of 4:11.01.
Pranav Desai rounded off India’s late-session athletics medals by winning bronze in the men’s 100m T64 event in 11.96 seconds.
With athletics contributing a significant share of India’s medals, the contingent will look to maintain its momentum in the remaining events.
Sheetal Devi And Payal Nag Win Silver In Archery
India also secured a medal in para-archery, with Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag winning silver in the women’s compound doubles event.
The Indian pair faced China’s Zhao Jing and Xu Xueqing in the final but had to settle for second place.
Sheetal, who competes without arms, remains one of India’s prominent para-archers. The silver medal added to India’s growing tally as the archery competition continued in Aichi-Nagoya.
Ravi Kartik Budigina, Himanshu Nandal Shine In Swimming
India’s swimmers also made their mark on Day 3.
Ravi Kartik Budigina won silver in the men’s 100m backstroke S13 event after clocking 1:10.10. It was his second silver medal of the Games.
Himanshu Nandal secured bronze in the men’s breaststroke SB13 event with a time of 1:20.72. Nandal has a visual impairment, as does Ravi.
Rohit Kumar added another bronze for India in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB4 event, giving the swimming contingent further reason to celebrate.
Suhas LY Leads India’s Medal Hopes In Badminton
India strengthened their position in para-badminton, with Suhas LY, Naveen Sivakumar and Abhijeet Sakhuja advancing to the men’s singles SL4 semifinals.
Their progress assured India of three medals in the event, although the final medal colours would be decided in the subsequent rounds.
In the men’s doubles SH6 category, Krishna Nagar and Sivarajan Solaimalai secured silver. The event featured four teams in a single group, with medals decided according to the final group standings rather than through knockout matches.
Kasthuri Rajamani Wins Silver In Powerlifting
Powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani won silver in the women’s 67kg category, recording one of the biggest achievements of her career.
The Indian athlete, who has been affected by polio, added another medal to the country’s tally and highlighted India’s performances beyond athletics.